6545 - Zincite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6545

Mineral Name

Zincite

Mineral Variety

Calcozincite

Chemical Formula

(Zn,Mn)O

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Specimen Number
F183

F044

Very nice example of so-called calcozincite. Laminated bright orange zincite and calcite with white to pale-tan finely fibrous sussexite or a white amphibole. These form within fault zones as fault slip takes place over time.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine