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Rare Minerals of Franklin-Sterling Hill III

Wednesday, 30 August 2017 08:00 PM

Releasing another lot of Franklin/Sterling Hill minerals from various collections but mostly the Phillips' Collection. This is a locality charished by those who not only enjoy rare species, but also fluorescent minerals.

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Adelite - DS47375

Adelite - DS47375

Adelite

#DS47375

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Locality: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Formula: CaMgAsO₄(OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 4 x 4 cm - Miniature
Tagged: arsenate

Adelite is rare and this specimen has not been confirmed. Descriptions by Dunn and others are not real helpful or definitive. No crystals. I assume it is allegedly the reddish brown in-filling between the Franklinite. Suspect specimen. No return.

Adelite

Formula: CaMgAsO₄(OH)
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Massive
Cleavage: Indistinct, None, None
Luster: Resinous
Color: blue gray, green, gray, yellow, light green
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal
Fracture: Conchoidal
Hardness: 5

Collection: Shultz Collection

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Adelite
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Allactite - DS47353

Allactite - DS47353

Allactite

#DS47353

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Locality: Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Formula: Mn²⁺₇(AsO₄)₂(OH)₈
Availability: Sold
Size: 4.5 x 2 x 3 cm - Miniature
Tagged: arsenate

Superp platy, red, translucent Allactite crystals from 1-3mm. Excellent piece, most likely from the 1981 find. I previously thought these were Sarkinite, as labeled from the Shultz collection. An expert in Franklin as to me otherwise.

Allactite

Formula: Mn²⁺₇(AsO₄)₂(OH)₈
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Cleavage: Good, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Color: brown red, greenish brown, purple red, pink
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 4.5

Collection: Shultz Collection

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Axinite-(Mn) - PD47351

Axinite-(Mn) - PD47351

Axinite-(Mn)

with Rhodonite - #PD47351

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Locality: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 7 x 5.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet

Tiny less than 1mm crystals of lustrous Axinite with tabular and bladed micro crystals of Rhodonite.

Axinite-(Mn)

Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Massive - Granular, Lamellar
Cleavage: Distinct, Poor, Poor
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: brown, colorless, yellowish, pale violet, reddish
Streak: white
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 6.5-7

Collection: Phillips Collection

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Axinite-(Mn) - DS47366

Axinite-(Mn) - DS47366

Axinite-(Mn)

with Hancockite - #DS47366

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Locality: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature

Yellow crystal grains to 6mm in fine grained pinkish red Hancockite.

Axinite-(Mn)

Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Massive - Granular, Lamellar
Cleavage: Distinct, Poor, Poor
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: brown, colorless, yellowish, pale violet, reddish
Streak: white
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 6.5-7

Collection: Shultz Collection

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Axinite-(Mn) - DS47380

Axinite-(Mn) - DS47380

Axinite-(Mn)

with Hendricksite - #DS47380

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Locality: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm - Miniature

Dark amber reddish brown, glassy Axinite with no crystals associated with Andradite and Hendricksite.

Axinite-(Mn)

Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Massive - Granular, Lamellar
Cleavage: Distinct, Poor, Poor
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: brown, colorless, yellowish, pale violet, reddish
Streak: white
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 6.5-7

Collection: Shultz Collection

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Bementite - GJ47352

Bementite - GJ47352

Bementite

with Rhodonite - #GJ47352

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Locality: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Formula: Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
Availability: Sold
Size: 6.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet

Brown Bementite with pink crystalline Rhodonite.

Bementite

Formula: Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Massive, Radial
Cleavage: Perfect, Good, Good
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: brown, gray, yellow, yellow brown, pink
Streak: yellow white
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 6

Collection: Jungles Collection

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