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McGovernite
- Sterling Hill
- Sussex County
- New Jersey
- U.S.A.
- 4.0 × 3.5 × 1.7 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
McGovernite is a rare zinc manganese arsenite arsenate silicate. Palache & Bauer (1927) named the species in honor of Franklin mineral collector James McGovern (1861-1915).
Mcgovernite forms red-brown scales with pearly luster, covering one side of characteristic franklinite-willemite-calcite matrix. From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020), a mining engineer who retired to Tucson, Arizona.
Price: $125
Item code: MS1882
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