6591 - Hedyphane

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

6591

Mineral Name

Hedyphane

Chemical Formula

Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Rhodonite
Specimen Number
F228

1/551a

Small fragment from a vein assemblage, mostly bladed pink rhodonite, vuggy in places. The white mineral with greasy luster is probably hedyphane.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine