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Hemimorphite var. Calamine from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Hemimorphite var. Calamine from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey

Hemimorphite var. Calamine from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 59806
Mineral:Hemimorphite var. Calamine
Locality:Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent colorless-to-gray hemimorphite crystals in flattened fan-shaped aggregates to 10 mm across, locally called maggot ore by the old-time miners. The hemimorphite crystals have waxy surface luster. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #750; ex. Rutgers University Geology Museum in 1999
Overall Size:11x7x6 cmm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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