6594 - Willemite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6594

Mineral Name

Willemite

Chemical Formula

Zn2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Franklinite
Specimen Number
F231

224

Dark green, intergrown, 2-cm willemite crystals plus an embedded, sharply formed, undamaged franklinite crystal on ore. A good specimen.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine