LOSEYITE
 Location Found: Franklin (Type Locality)
     
 
 Year Discovered: 1929
     
 Formula: (Mn2+,Zn,Mg)4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10
 Essential Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Manganese, Oxygen, Zinc
 All Elements in Formula: Carbon, Hydrogen, Magnesium, Manganese, Oxygen, Zinc
     
 IMA Status: Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
     
     
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 References:
Dunn, Pete J. (1995). Franklin and Sterling Hill New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits. Franklin, NJ.: The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. p.621

Frondel, Clifford (1972). The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, a checklist. NY.: John Willey & Sons. p.65
The Picking Table References
 PT Issue and PageDescription / Comment
View IssueV. 23, No. 1 - Spring 1982, pg. 16Mineral Notes Research Reports, Loseyite
View IssueV. 9, No. 1 - February 1968, pg. 15The Exclusive Minerals of Franklin/Ogdensburg, N.J. (as of January 1968) by Frank Z. Edwards - Loseyite (Short Note)
     
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