6420 - Zincite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6420

Mineral Name

Zincite

Chemical Formula

(Zn,Mn)O

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F047

Platy zincite in highly curved thin plates, orange rather than red, from a vein occurrence, no matrix. One of the more unusual forms of zincite from the area.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine