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Hemimorphite from
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Occurs abundantly as crusts and masses of aggregated crystals forming structures termed "maggot ore."
Colour:Colorless to white, brown-stained.
Luminescent properties:Blue-white to greenish-white (SW) + white phosphorescence
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite9
Galena9
Cerussite7
Smithsonite7
Augite5
Rosasite4
Franklinite3
Willemite3
Hastingsite3
Limonite3
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (36 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37907:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘAndover Iron Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘBraen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
Dunn(1995):Pt3:414.
 
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