6423 - Zincite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6423

Mineral Name

Zincite

Chemical Formula

(Zn,Mn)O

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Sussexite
Specimen Number
F050

17031

So-called calcozincite, and intergrowth of calcite and zincite, and commonly a fibrous amphibole or sussexite, in fault zones cutting moderate-grade Sterling Hill ore.

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
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands