6496 - Willemite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6496

Mineral Name

Willemite

Chemical Formula

Zn2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F123

17096

Probably not hardystonite, but so-called “quartzine willemite,” a term locally applied by collectors to massive, glassy, translucent to transparent willemite coated with fine-grained chlorite on fracture surfaces. Not many specimens are known; they are much coveted by collectors for that reason.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine