Sussexite is a
manganese borate mineral Mn B O2(
O H). 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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It is named after the Franklin Mining District in Sussex County, New Jersey, US where it was first discovered in 1868.
Sussexite also occurs in France, Italy, Namibia, North Korea, South Africa, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, and the US states of Michigan, New Jersey, Utah and Virginia.
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Abandoned Mines of New Jersey
Manganese(II) minerals
Nesoborates
Monoclinic minerals
Minerals in space group 14
Minerals described in 1868
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