At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
Photos
Essential Information
Specimen ID
6614
Mineral Name
Magnesioriebeckite
Chemical Formula
[]Na2[(Mg,Fe++)3Fe+++2]Si8O22(OH)2
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Dolomite
Willemite
Specimen Number
F251
Notes for Researchers
17214 *The following magnesioriebeckite specimens constitute a valuable research collection. It is recommended that they be kept together.
Physical Description
Breccia cemented in part by magnesioriebeckite and in part by dolomite. This is a polymict breccia with clasts of lean franklinite-calcite ore, calcite barren of other minerals, and several large fragments and even terminated crystal fragments of willemite. Additional secondary hydrothermal willemite is intergrown with dolomite in the breccia cement. A very fine geological specimen, with high research potential.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine