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Rhodonite from
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA



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Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
© Rob Lavinsky
Description
Habit:tabular, blocky prismatic
Colour:Bright pink, red-pink, light pink, dark red-black
UV Fluorescence:None.
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Palache (1935): 67-68; Dunn (1995): Pt3: 443-449.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Andradite
Baryte
Cahnite
Calcite
Franklinite
Marsturite
Willemite
Zincite
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