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Sonolite from
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Sonolite, etc.

Taylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Taylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
03534720017272030071620.jpg
Sonolite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08522580017272039504432.jpg
Sonolite, etc.

Taylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
03534720017272030071620.jpg
Sonolite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
03833520017448170472405.jpg
Sonolite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sonolite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sonolite
Formula:Mn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zincite14
Franklinite13
Willemite13
Calcite6
Jacobsite1
Manganosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sonolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49989:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sonolite in this Region
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Sonolite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Cook, David (1969) Sonolite, alleghanyite and leucophoenicite from New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 54 (9-10) 1392-1398
Dunn, P.J.: Am. Min.:70:379-387 (1985)
Grice, Joel D., Dunn, Pete J. (1994) Crystal structure refinement of Mg- and Zn-rich sonolite from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (391) 333-336 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.391.16
Dunn(1995):Pt3:349-350.
 
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