6598 - Manganosite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6598

Mineral Name

Manganosite

Chemical Formula

MnO

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Zincite
Sonolite
Specimen Number
F235

4b/224/4221

Coarse-grained manganosite, zincite, a lot of sonolite, sawn on one side, quite rich in manganosite, possibly native copper (needs further examination).

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine