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Hodgkinsonite and Franklinite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite and Franklinite)

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 44374
Mineral:	Hodgkinsonite and Franklinite
Locality:	Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite and Franklinite)
Description:	Translucent pink hodgkinsonite with dark metallic franklinite with prominent parting planes throughout. The center of the specimen has a shallow depression with many hodgkinsonite crystals in varying crystal forms. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) collection #367
Overall Size:	6x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:	0.5-3.0 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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