6446 - Willemite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6446

Mineral Name

Willemite

Chemical Formula

Zn2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Magnesioriebeckite
Specimen Number
F073

8260

Breccia with glassy grains of massive willemite. The blue mineral is magnesioriebeckite. A well-known secondary breccia assemblage from Franklin. Willemite in this assemblage is uncommon, but where found it is, in some specimens, colored blue by included magnesioriebeckite. Such specimens are highly prized by collectors. The origin of this breccia has not yet been determined. The magnesioriebeckite in old collections is commonly labeled “crocidolite.”

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine