Chalcophanite Hydrohaeterolite Willemite Calc. Fluorescent Mineral Sterling Hill

Description

Nice daylight and fluorescent specimen with rare Hydrohaeterolite and Chalcophanite on a matrix of Willemite (SW/UV green), Calcite (SW/UV red) and Franklinite crystals.  Hydrohaeterolite is a zinc manganese oxide hydrate and is typically brown to black and forms botryoidal masses (grapelike) on this specimen.  Chalcophanite is a zinc, iron, manganese oxide and forms dull black clumps and masses and dark reddish platy coatings.
Hydrohaeterolite and Chalcophanite were typically found in the "mud zone" of the Sterling Hill Mine which is the type locality for these minerals.
From the Sterling Hill Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Cabinet sized specimen - 3.8 X 2.6 X 2.1 inches
Weight - 1 lb 4.0 oz
* All specimens come with a complete identification label.
Must be viewed with a short wave ( 254 nm ) ultraviolet lamp.
Pictures taken with a 12 MP camera and a 9 watt Way Too Cool short wave UV lamp.
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