6437 - Sussexite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6437

Mineral Name

Sussexite

Chemical Formula

MnBO2(OH)

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Zincite
Specimen Number
F064

F032

Pink cherty sussexite with orange secondary hydrothermal zincite, from the north ore body at Sterling Hill.

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