Home > American Minerals II – April 7 > MS1562 Friedelite
Friedelite - Sold
- Sterling Hill
- Sussex County
- New Jersey
- U.S.A.
- 4.9 by 2.1 by 1.1 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Friedelite is a rare manganese silicate found in a few skarns worldwide. Bertrand (1876) first described the mineral from the French Pyrénées, naming it in honor of French mineralogist Charles Friedel (1832-1899).
Friedelite at Sterling Hill is a well known vein filling material. This fragment is a translucent red mass. Very minor franklinite and calcite are also present, which is typical of the locality. Samples like this cut into interesting and rare collector gems.
