| Locality type: | Mine |
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| 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 |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Willemite | 30 |
| - var Troostite | 1 |
| Franklinite | 28 |
| Zincite | 8 |
| Calcite | 8 |
| Holdenite | 7 |
| Chlorophoenicite | 6 |
| Eveite | 5 |
| Sarkinite | 4 |
| Sussexite | 4 |
| Akrochordite | 4 |
| Allactite | 3 |
| Sphalerite | 2 |
| - var Cleiophane | 2 |
| Austinite | 2 |
| Data |
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| 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 Gallery | View Gallery (30 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 6706 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:6706:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| References |
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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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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA