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Kraisslite from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Kraisslite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01274930017271924381988.jpg
Kraisslite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08050190017271924403500.jpg
Kraisslite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
02891210017271924441928.jpg
Kraisslite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Kraisslite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kraisslite
Formula:Zn3(Mn,Mg)25(Fe3+,Al)(As3+O3)2[(Si,As5+)O4]10(OH)16
Comments:Occurs as lustrous, deep coppery-brown cleavage plates and crystal aggregates in fractures in "red" willemite-franlinite ore.
Habit:Tabular xls
Colour:Pale red-brown, deep coppery brown
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite30
- var Troostite1
Franklinite28
Calcite8
Zincite8
Holdenite7
Chlorophoenicite6
Eveite5
Sarkinite4
Sussexite4
Akrochordite4
Allactite3
Sphalerite2
- var Cleiophane2
Austinite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kraisslite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6706
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6706:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Moore, Paul B., Ito, Jun (1978) Kraisslite, a new platy arsenosilicate from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 63 (9-10) 938-940
Dunn, Pete J., Nelen, Joseph A. (1980) Kraisslite and mcgovernite: new chemical data. American Mineralogist, 65 (9-10) 957-960
Parker, Fred J. (1982) Arsenate Minerals of the Sterling Hill Mine [New Jersey]: an Overview. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (1) 35-38
Dunn (1995): Pt4: 498-499.
Cooper, M. A., Hawthorne, F. C. (2012) The crystal structure of kraisslite, [4]Zn3(Mn, Mg)25(Fe3+,Al)(As3+O3)2[(Si,As5+)O4]10(OH)16, from the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (7) 2819-2836 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.7.13
 
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