5708 - Mcgovernite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

5708

Mineral Name

Mcgovernite

Chemical Formula

Mn9Mg4Zn2As2Si2O17(OH)14

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Zincite
Specimen Number
F216

002/503e/43.4.9.1

Bronzy brown scales of mcgovernite with zincite from a fault zone in Sterling Hill ore. This is a representative specimen whose chief value is that it is from the original find in 1927 on 900 level.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.0832272, -74.6052254

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

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