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


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Friedelite

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08433810017272027456677.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09289230017272027471868.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Friedelite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08326160017363766643918.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08433810017272027456677.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09289230017272027471868.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08018220017272036294090.jpg
Friedelite

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08433810017272027456677.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09289230017272027471868.jpg
Friedelite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Friedelite
Formula:Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Franklinite5
Willemite4
Clinochlore3
Calcite3
Sphalerite2
Wawayandaite2
Gonyerite1
Schallerite1
Rhodochrosite1
Cahnite1
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Friedelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50001:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Friedelite in this Region
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Taylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Friedelite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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
Palache(1935):89-90
Dunn, Pete J., Peacor, Donald R., Nelen, Joseph A., Norberg, Julie A. (1981) Crystal-chemical data for schallerite, caryopilite and friedelite from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 66 (9-10) 1054-1062
Dunn(1995):Pt4:478.
 
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