6559 - Leucophoenicite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6559

Mineral Name

Leucophoenicite

Chemical Formula

Mn7(SiO4)3(OH)2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Willemite
Specimen Number
F179

8158

Pink leucophoenicite on one edge. Good fluorescence. Very good example of willemite exsolution lamellae.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine