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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. 45582
Mineral:Hemimorphite var. Calamine
Locality:Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Large translucent gray-brown hemimorphite crystals up to 13 mm in a crust-like layered formation known by the miners as maggot ore. This is a well crystallized specimen of a highly sought after mineral from the mine. Ex. G. Loud #0477; originally acquired in 1981 from J. Kauffman
Overall Size:7.5x7.5x3 cm
Crystals:10-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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