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


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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hemimorphite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite7
Molybdenite6
Chalcophanite3
Austinite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6155:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), 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
3.8km (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
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘAndover Iron Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘBraen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
II, Robert E. Jenkins, Misiur, Steven C. (1994) A Complex Base-Metal Assemblage from the Sterling Mine, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (2) 95-104Erratum: p386.
Dunn(1995):Pt3:414.
 
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