6599 - Willemite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6599

Mineral Name

Willemite

Chemical Formula

Zn2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Specimen Number
F236

17009, 1/381

Large prismatic willemite crystal, one termination broken, second still embedded in calcite.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine