Hodgkinsonite

Hodgkinsoniet, Hodgkinsonit, Hodgkinsonita


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: Mn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2
Mineral Class: Silicates
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Mohs Scale: 4.06 - 4.08
Density (g/cm3): 4.07
Refractive Index: 1.720 - 1.746
Cleavage: Very good
Colors: Yellow, orange, pink, red, brown
Luster: Vitreous
Fluorescence: LW UV: reddish
Pleochroism: Lavender - light purple
Largest Crystal: 2 cm?
Deposits: Franklin and Ogdensburg / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA
Discovery: 1913
1st Description: 1913 (C. Palache, W.T. Schaller)
Name: In honor of H. H. Hodgkinson, the discoverer of the mineral, at the Franklin Mine.

Hodgkinsonite Mineral on Orpiment

Size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm

Origin: Quiruvilca / La Libertad / Peru

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Hodgkinsonite Mineral

Hodgkinsonite Mineral

Image Size: 0.17 x 0.13 cm

Origin: Sterling Mine / Sterling Hill / Ogdensburg / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA

Photo (Public Domain, Ewald Gerstmann) by Modris Baum
Hodgkinsonite Mineral

Hodgkinsonite Mineral

Size: 4.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm

Origin: Franklin / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA

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Hodgkinsonite Mineral
Hodgkinsonite

Size: 0.18 x 0.14 cm
Weight: 0.03 ct
Origin: Franklin / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA

Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler


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