Episode 444
Sussexite
Sun, 2018-Jul-22 01:03 UTC
Length - 1:35
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Sunday, 22 July 2018 is Sussexite.
Sussexite is a manganese borate mineral MnBO2(OH). Crystals are monoclinic prismatic and typically fibrous in occurrence. Colour is white, pink, yellowish white with a pearly lustre. It has a Mohs hardness of 3 and a specific gravity of 3.12.It is named after the Franklin Mining District in Sussex County, New Jersey, US where it was first discovered in 1868.
Sussexite also occurs in France, Italy, Namibia, North Korea, South Africa, Switzerland, and the US states of Michigan, New Jersey, Utah and Virginia.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:03 UTC on Sunday, 22 July 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussexite.
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