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
Additional Details
Specimen Number
F184
Notes for Researchers
F045 (13)
Physical Description
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
MinDat Locality URL
Additional Details
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands