Here, we have a classic "red and green" specimen from the Sterling mine. The matrix is coarse, white to off-white, opaque, semi-vitreous calcite. Embedded in several places of the calcite are dull-lustered, elongated tan willemite elongated resinous orange-red zincite plus black, metallic sections of franklinite.
Willemite was named after King Willem of the Netherlands, after the locality at the Moresnet (Plombières-Altenberg-Moresnet) mining district in Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium. This species was previously discovered in 1825 and was identified as "siliceous oxyde of zinc" by Lardner Vanuxem and William Hypolitus Keating. At the time, "siliceous oxyde of zinc" was a synonym for electric calamine, now known as hemimorphite. A series of errors and misunderstandings eventually led to the Belgian location getting the type locality attribution rather than Franklin.
Under shortwave (254 nm) ultraviolet light, the willemite fluoresces a bright green and the calcite a bright red. This specimen is a representative example of the occurrence of this mineral species. It would be a nice small addition for anyone needing a classic "red and green" from the Sterling mine.
Dimensions are 9.0x7.9x6.2cm - 3½x3¼x2½in. Please note the centimeter cube and inch bar for scale.
Weight in grams and ounces: 541.5g - 19.10oz.
From the Sterling mine, Ogdensburg, NJ.
The previous collection this specimen was in is #243, Richard Bostwick Collection.
#243 is the museum's Collection Sale number previously offered in the museum shop.
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