6601 - Vesuvianite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6601

Mineral Name

Vesuvianite

Chemical Formula

Ca10Mg2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Hardystonite
Calcite
Willemite
Specimen Number
F238

62/393

Hardystonite, calcite, willemite. Reddish-brown mineral is labeled vesuvianite and probably is. This mineral is labeled as containing large amounts of beryllium (the so-called “Be-vesuvianite”), but modern analyses to date have not yet confirmed the earlier reports of as much as 9.2 wt. % Be, showing instead less than 4 wt. % of that element. For such a light element, however, a content of 4 wt. % is noteworthy in terms of atom %.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine