Locality type: | Pit |
Classification |
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Species: | Hydrozincite |
Formula: | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Comments: | Occurs as films and coatings in weathered ore zones within the folds of the Sterling Hill orebody. A notable occurrence in the early 1990's was as veinlets of hydrozincite with copper minerals coursing through red-fluorescent calcite boulders. |
Colour: | White |
Luminescent properties: | Bright blue (SW). |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Galena | ⓘ10 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Galena at this locality. |
Hemimorphite | ⓘ9 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. |
Calcite | ⓘ7 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Sphalerite | ⓘ6 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
Hendricksite | ⓘ5 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Hendricksite at this locality. |
Cerussite | ⓘ3 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
Willemite | ⓘ3 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Willemite at this locality. |
Franklinite | ⓘ2 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Franklinite at this locality. |
Zincite | ⓘ2 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Zincite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hydrozincite 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 (4 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 47854 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:47854:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | ffd3d7f5-5a96-4c0a-be21-29d7d1ba3bb0 |
Nearest other occurrences of Hydrozincite |
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0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
44.8km (27.8 miles) | ⓘRaub Mine (Raub farm), White Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA |
89.3km (55.5 miles) | ⓘFriedensville Mine, Friedensville, Saucon Valley, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
89.3km (55.5 miles) | ⓘUeberroth Mine, Friedensville, Saucon Valley, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
References |
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Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA