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


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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Habit:Crystals prismatic, both stout and slender, terminated by rhombohedra and {0001}, or with rounded terminations. Radial-fibrous (1 specimen only); thin prismatic (green material).
Colour:Light tan, brown, dark red-brown, light green, colorless, white, black
Luminescent properties:Green (SW UV); not phosphorescent to extremely strong green phosphorescence.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		None.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite764
Franklinite749
Zincite248
Sphalerite147
- var Cleiophane1
Tephroite57
Friedelite31
Kraisslite29
Hydrozincite28
Chlorophoenicite27
Sussexite26
Adelite23
Mcgovernite22
Pyrochroite21
Ogdensburgite20
Chalcocite20
Kutnohorite18
Rhodonite18
Rhodochrosite16
Malachite16
Köttigite15
Holdenite14
Brandtite14
Yeatmanite13
Hetaerolite13
Magnussonite13
UM1986-10-CO:ClHMgMnZn (also called Mineral F, Dunn, 1995)12
Fluorite12
Tennantite-(Zn)11
Chalcopyrite11
Sonolite10
Phlogopite10
Serpentine Subgroup10
Magnetite9
Talc9
Lizardite9
Mooreite9
Pharmacosiderite9
Dypingite9
Calcozincite9
Azurite8
Wurtzite8
Sarkinite8
Djurleite8
Baryte8
Willemite8
- var Troostite8
Fluoborite7
Andradite7
Legrandite7
Anhydrite6
Diopside6
Alleghanyite6
Pyroaurite6
Brochantite5
Biotite5
Löllingite4
Fayalite4
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)4
Clino-suenoite4
Akrochordite4
Aragonite4
Allactite4
Graphite4
Smithsonite3
Kolicite3
Manganese Oxides3
Greenockite3
Aurichalcite3
Gahnite3
Hematite2
Erythrite2
Fluckite2
Dolomite2
Tilasite2
Wollastonite2
Pyrite2
Hendricksite2
Bustamite2
Gypsum2
Hodgkinsonite1
Woodruffite1
Nontronite1
Hauckite1
Köttigite-Parasymplesite Series1
Native Gold1
Spessartine1
Liroconite1
Connellite1
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (153 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11772:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Willemite in this Region
North Ore Body, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
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
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, 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
References
[MinRec 1:86, 13:35, 19:275, 12:371, 5:36-37, 19:273
Palache(1935):83-87
Dunn(1995):Pt3:384-399.
 
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