6468 - Zincite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6468

Mineral Name

Zincite

Chemical Formula

(Zn,Mn)O

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F095

8172

Partial crystals of bright red zincite in vein. Such zincite, where translucent to transparent, is sometimes faceted into gemstones (horrors!) for collectors of rare gem species. Good-qualitity stones over 1 ct are rare.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine