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Mooreite

Mooreite

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Locality
Sterling Hill, Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Minerals
Mooreite
Dimensions
3 x 3 x 2 cm
Size class
Thumbnail
SID
CT929

Mooreite on matrix from the type locality (and one of the only known localities) for the species. Named in honor of Gideon Emmet Moore who studied the minerals of Sterling Hill and Franklin, New Jersey and named the minerals brushite, chalcophanite, cryptokallite, and hetaerolite. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.