6546 - Mimetite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6546

Mineral Name

Mimetite

Chemical Formula

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F184

F045 (13)

Thoroughly altered massive ore from Sterling Hill, showing on one surface a discontinuous patchy yellow mineral that is probably mimetite. Test under longwave UV light for dim orange fluorescence. Mimetite is rare at the locality.

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