6593 - Willemite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6593

Mineral Name

Willemite

Chemical Formula

Zn2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Specimen Number
F230

8266b

A layered vein. White layers are willemite in tightly intergrown prismatic crystals. The extremely fine-grained layers are probably calcite intergrown with willemite to cause green fluorescence. Check a small fragment with acid. Overall, a good example of a carbonate-willemite vein from Franklin.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine