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Zincite from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zincite
Formula:ZnO
Comments:Occurs throughout the ore body as a primary ore mineral and as secondary material recrystallized in fracture seams.
Habit:Rarely hexagonal, pinacoidal; commonly massive, platy
Colour:Dark red, red, yellow, nearly colorless (rare)
Luminescent properties:Yellow-green (pale shades only)(SW UV).
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:
None.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite248
Franklinite232
Calcite218
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite1
Sussexite37
Tephroite31
Hetaerolite29
Pyrochroite25
Chlorophoenicite23
Sphalerite20
Adelite19
Rhodochrosite16
Magnussonite15
Hodgkinsonite12
Hydrozincite10
Sonolite10
Pyroaurite10
Yeatmanite8
UM1986-10-CO:ClHMgMnZn (also called Mineral F, Dunn, 1995)8
Fluorite8
Kraisslite8
Mooreite8
Mcgovernite7
Kutnohorite6
Baryte5
Calcozincite5
Fluoborite4
Graphite3
Sarkinite2
Andradite2
Johnbaumite2
Serpentine Subgroup2
Hematite1
Hauckite1
Holdenite1
Alleghanyite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zincite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (110 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12143
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12143:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Zincite in this Region
North Ore Body, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Zincite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Fill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Taylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) Hamburg Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
87.7km (54.5 miles) Palmerton zinc smelter slag locality, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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