DUNDASITE
 Location Found: Ogdensburg
     
 
 Year Discovered: 1893
     
 Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
 Essential Elements: Aluminum, Carbon, Hydrogen, Lead, Oxygen
 All Elements in Formula: Aluminum, Carbon, Hydrogen, Lead, Oxygen
     
 IMA Status: Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
     
Fluorescent Mineral Properties
 Shortwave UV light: Pale yellow
 Mid wave UV light: Pale yellow
 Longwave UV light: Pale yellow
 Additional Information: Rare
     
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The Picking Table References
 PT Issue and PageDescription / Comment
View IssueV. 57, No. 2 - Fall 2016, pg. 16Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, N.J., Part 1, Richard C. Bostwick - Dundasite
View IssueV. 43, No. 2 - Fall 2002, pg. 24Dundasite Added to the Franklin-Sterling Hill Species List (short article)
     
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