sussexite
Sign in to saveSussexite is a manganese borate mineral MnBO2(OH). Crystals are monoclinic prismatic and typically fibrous in occurrence. Colour is white, pink, yellowish white with a pearly lustre. It has a Mohs hardness of 3 and a specific gravity of 3.12.
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- Named after
- Sussex County
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- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
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- Sussexite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 6.BA.15
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 6.BA.15
- solid solution series with
- szaibélyite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ssx
- chemical formula
- Mn²⁺BO₂(OH)
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- Vc/B.02
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Sussexite is a manganese borate mineral MnBO2(OH). Crystals are monoclinic prismatic and typically fibrous in occurrence. Colour is white, pink, yellowish white with a pearly lustre. It has a Mohs hardness of 3 and a specific gravity of 3.12.
It is named after the Franklin Mining District in Sussex County, New Jersey, US where it was first discovered in 1868.
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