At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
30, Plant Street
NJ
United States
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Essential Information
Specimen ID
6534
Mineral Name
Hemimorphite
Mineral Variety
Maggot Ore
Chemical Formula
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O)
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Specimen Number
F161
Notes for Researchers
F033
Physical Description
Highly vuggy mass of botryoidal aggregates of bladed hemimorphite crystals from Sterling Hill, representative of the secondary zinc ore once mined there in the second half of the 19th century.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Passaic Pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.0832272, -74.6052254
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Passaic Pit
MinDat Locality URL
Additional Details
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands