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Clinohedrite & Bustamite

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Clinohedrite & Bustamite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4 × 1.5 cm
Description

Beige clinohedrite and pink bustamite from the Franklin mine, New Jersey, USA. 

SEM-EDS confirmed MA1619. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinohedrite

Formula: 
CaZn(SiO4)·H2O
Strunz: 
9.AE.30
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Bustamite

Formula: 
CaMn2+(Si2O6)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA