A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Norbergite with calcite from Franklin, New Jersey |
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| Description | The white mineral in this sample is calcite, CaCO3. The darker brown-red mineral is norbergite, Mg3SiO4(F, OH)2, a mineral that is a member of the humite group. This sample is from Franklin, New Jersey, a world famous locality that has produced many spectacular mineral species. This sample is about 3.5 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey ▹ Sussex. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1221. |
| Key words | norbergite, New Jersey |
| Tech details | 316 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 249 |
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