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


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Cianciulliite

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

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

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

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

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
05106500017271922325522.jpg
Cianciulliite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
04134200017271922342184.jpg
Cianciulliite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09923390017271922254794.jpg
Cianciulliite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cianciulliite
Formula:Mn(Mg,Mn)2Zn2(OH)10 · 2-4H2O
Comments:A single specimen only with two additional suspected specimens (Franklin Mineral Museum assets).
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cianciulliite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50003:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Dunn, Pete J., Grice, Joel D., Criddle, Alan, Stanley, Chris (1991) Cianciulliite, a new magnesium manganese zinc hydroxide from Franklin, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 76 (9-10) 1708-1710
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.pp.588-589
 
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