4593 - Hemimorphite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4593

Mineral Name

Hemimorphite

Mineral Variety

Maggot Ore

Chemical Formula

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O)

Subcollection

Beck Economic Geology
Specimen Number
084

Sticker 111

White botryoidal crusts and crystals on friable matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Passaic Pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.0832272, -74.6052254

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Passaic Pit
Original Attributed Locality
New Jersey
Sterling Hill
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands