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- noun mineralogy A monoclinic-sphenoidal dark brown
mineral containingaluminum ,calcium ,hydrogen ,iron ,manganese ,oxygen ,silicon , andzinc .
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hernesheir commented on the word franklinfurnaceite
Mineral named after the old town name Franklin Furnace (now Franklin, NJ) whose iron ore mines yielded over 300 species of new and rare minerals, the most from any locality.
June 5, 2010