Larsenite from
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Larsenite | |
| Formula: | PbZnSiO4 | |
| Comments: | Acicular to long-prismatic, colourless crystals in fracture surface cavities traversing willemite-franklinite ore with esperite present. The type locality for larsenite is the Franklin MIne, not the Parker Shaft. Palache (1935) makes it clear: "Larsenite was first found in 1928 and, with the closely related, was described in papers by Palache, Bauer, and Berman (256, 259). The first specimens were found on the picking table at Franklin, and the mineral was afterwards located in the mine at the north end, 20 feet above the 400-foot level in top slice 1080." | |
| Habit: | Acicular to long-prismatic | |
| Colour: | Colourless, white | |
| Luminescent properties: | None. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Esperite Franklinite Willemite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Willemite | 6 | |
| Clinohedrite | 5 | |
| Hodgkinsonite | 2 | |
| Franklinite | 1 | |
| Zincite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Larsenite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 49977 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:49977:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Localities for Larsenite in this Region | ||
| Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Nearest other occurrences of Larsenite | ||
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘParker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA | |
| References | ||
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA