| Locality type: | Pit |
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| Species: | Thorutite |
| Formula: | (Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6 |
| Comments: | Occurs as small (<2 mm), dark, prismatic crystals associated with thorite in microcline-rich pegmatite. Limited number of specimens (est. 15). |
| Habit: | Black elongated rods with a characteristic re-entry angle grove along their length. |
| Colour: | Black |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | 3 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Thorutite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 47748 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:47748:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Thorutite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
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Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA