6449 - Fayalite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6449

Mineral Name

Fayalite

Chemical Formula

Fe++2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F076

8145

Specimen is labeled black willemite, but the massive material is nonfluorescent and could instead be fayalite. Both minerals are present in the black ore zone at Sterling Hill and resemble each other. Check RI.

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