6624 - Zincite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6624

Mineral Name

Zincite

Chemical Formula

(Zn,Mn)O

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F260

F020

Manganoan zinc ore. The brown mineral resembling willemite is not that mineral, but is either tephroite or a member of the humite group. X-ray needed to identify.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine