6584 - Dolomite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6584

Mineral Name

Dolomite

Chemical Formula

CaMg(CO3)2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Serpentine
Specimen Number
F221

13797

Gray mineral is dolomite. The white mineral is calcite, but in many collections it is labeled rhodochrosite instead. The brown mineral is a manganoan serpentine which in old collections is usually labeled “vorhauserite.” Classic and fairly common Franklin assemblage. One side cut and polished.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine