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Chlorophoenicite from
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Chlorophoenicite
Formula:(Mn,Mg)3Zn2(AsO4)(OH,O)6
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Franklinite
Leucophoenicite
Pyrochroite
Tephroite
Willemite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Leucophoenicite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorophoenicite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52018:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorophoenicite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Foshag, W. F., Gage, R. B. (1924) Chlorophoenicite, a new mineral from Franklin Furnace, New Jersey (preliminary description) Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 14 (15) 362-363
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Albanese, John S. (1967) Chlorophoenicite. Rocks & Minerals, 42 (12) 888-889 doi:10.1080/00357529.1967.11765482
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 5. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.665
 
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