| Locality type: | Pit |
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| 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 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hydrozincite | ⓘ9 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality. |
| Galena | ⓘ9 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Cerussite | ⓘ7 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Smithsonite | ⓘ7 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Smithsonite at this locality. |
| Augite | ⓘ5 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Augite at this locality. |
| Rosasite | 4 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Rosasite at this locality. |
| Hastingsite | ⓘ3 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Hastingsite at this locality. |
| Franklinite | ⓘ3 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Franklinite at this locality. |
| Willemite | ⓘ3 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Willemite at this locality. |
| Limonite | 3 photos of Hemimorphite associated with Limonite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| 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 Gallery | View Gallery (35 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37907 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37907:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 51703c0a-885b-421b-a82d-7c2457a32d8e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite |
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| 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, Franklin Marble, Sparta 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 |
| 60.2km (37.4 miles) | ⓘBulls Ferry Road, North Bergen, North Bergen Township, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA |
| 89.3km (55.5 miles) | ⓘOld Hartman Mine (Hartman Mine), Friedensville, Saucon Valley, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA