6614 - Magnesioriebeckite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6614

Mineral Name

Magnesioriebeckite

Chemical Formula

[]Na2[(Mg,Fe++)3Fe+++2]Si8O22(OH)2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Dolomite
Willemite
Specimen Number
F251

17214 *The following magnesioriebeckite specimens constitute a valuable research collection. It is recommended that they be kept together.

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