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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

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

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Hemimorphite var. Calamine from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 72812
Mineral:Hemimorphite var. Calamine
Locality:Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent colorless hemimorphite crystals with a sinuous white mineral formation, possibly aragonite running beneath and emerging at one point. The hemimorphite edges exhibit banded growth layers of prismatic crystals. Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; ex. Dr. Joseph Springall (1811-1895) of Dexter, Maine
Overall Size:10x8x4 cm
Crystals:5-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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