| Mineral Name |
Roeblingite |
| Specimen Number |
001 |
| Record ID |
5949 |
| Locality Nickname |
Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey |
| State |
New Jersey |
| County |
Sussex |
| Township |
Hardyston |
| Town |
Franklin |
| Mine |
Franklin Mine |
| Mine Level |
Parker Shaft |
| Mining District |
Franklin Mining District |
| Min Dat Locality Page |
http://www.mindat.org/loc-226510.html |
| Description |
White, porcelain-like roeblingite forms the core of this nodiform specimen and is surrounded by a brownish pink “altered hancockite” matrix. The matrix possibly contains feldspars, hendricksite, andradite, and calcite. Several 1.5 – 3 cm damaged and etched crystals of andradite are present on the bottom surface of the specimen. The specimen is a rough half-nodule and measures approximately 8 x 7 x 6 cm. |
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