Hodgkinsonite
Hodgkinsoniet, Hodgkinsonit, Hodgkinsonita
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: Mn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2
Mineral Class: Silicates Crystal System: Monoclinic Mohs Scale: 4.06 - 4.08 Density (g/cm3): 4.07 Refractive Index: 1.720 - 1.746 Cleavage: Very good Colors: Yellow, orange, pink, red, brown Luster: Vitreous Fluorescence: LW UV: reddish Pleochroism: Lavender - light purple Largest Crystal: 2 cm? Deposits: Franklin and Ogdensburg / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA Discovery: 1913 1st Description: 1913 (C. Palache, W.T. Schaller) Name: In honor of H. H. Hodgkinson, the discoverer of the mineral, at the Franklin Mine. |
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Hodgkinsonite Mineral on Orpiment
Size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm Origin: Quiruvilca / La Libertad / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.webmineralshop.com |
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Hodgkinsonite Mineral
Image Size: 0.17 x 0.13 cm Origin: Sterling Mine / Sterling Hill / Ogdensburg / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA Photo (Public Domain, Ewald Gerstmann) by Modris Baum |
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Hodgkinsonite Mineral
Size: 4.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm Origin: Franklin / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Hodgkinsonite
Size: 0.18 x 0.14 cm Weight: 0.03 ct Origin: Franklin / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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