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: Willemite 248 Franklinite 232 Calcite 218 - var Manganese-bearing Calcite 1 Sussexite 37 Tephroite 31 Hetaerolite 29 Pyrochroite 25 Chlorophoenicite 23 Sphalerite 20 Adelite 19 Rhodochrosite 16 Magnussonite 15 Hodgkinsonite 12 Hydrozincite 10 Sonolite 10 Pyroaurite 10 Yeatmanite 8 UM1986-10-CO:ClHMgMnZn (also called Mineral F, Dunn, 1995) 8 Fluorite 8 Kraisslite 8 Mooreite 8 Mcgovernite 7 Kutnohorite 6 Baryte 5 Calcozincite 5 Fluoborite 4 Graphite 3 Sarkinite 2 Andradite 2 Johnbaumite 2 Serpentine Subgroup 2 Hematite 1 Hauckite 1 Holdenite 1 Alleghanyite 1 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 Gallery View 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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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA