Botryoidal Bubbly White Hemimorphite

Botryoidal Bubbly White Hemimorphite from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Large cluster of crystallized, brown-beige Hemimorphite in spherical, botryoidal crystal aggregates to 80 mm. The Hemimorphite has not been cleaned (except for soap and water). The brown color is due to it being found in a mud zone at the mine. Ex. Robert Hauck collection, co-founder of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

Locality

Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey

Dimensions

23 x 15 x 8 cm.


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