ANTLERITE



Antlerite, a copper sulfate hydroxide mineral, was found as a minor part of a thin green film composed of very fine-grained antlerite, gypsum, and brochantite, encrusting rhodonite and associated with andradite and mica from Franklin. The impure nature of the aggregate precluded the determination of any additional data; the verification was made employing X-ray powder diffraction methods. (Dunn, 1995)

 Location Found: Franklin
     
 
 Year Discovered: 1889
     
 Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
 Essential Elements: Copper, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur
 All Elements in Formula: Copper, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur
     
 IMA Status: Approved
     
     
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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.628


The Picking Table References
 PT Issue and PageDescription / Comment
View IssueV. 31, No. 2 - Fall 1990, pg. 3Notes from the Laboratory & Changes to the List of Species From Franklin and Sterling Hill, Pete J. Dunn, John L. Baum, Antlerite
     
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