SWJ0139 - Top Rare Natural Zincite Orange Crystal from Poland
SWJ0139 - Top Rare Natural Zincite Orange Crystal from Poland SWJ0139 - Top Rare Natural Zincite Orange Crystal from Poland SWJ0139 - Top Rare Natural Zincite Orange Crystal from Poland SWJ0139 - Top Rare Natural Zincite Orange Crystal from Poland

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SWJ0139 - Top Rare Natural Zincite Orange Crystal from Poland

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Species
Zincite
Age
-
Location
Poland
Formation
-
Size
24 x 6 x 11 mm   •    in
Weight
3 g   •    oz
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Description

Natural crystals of Zincite are rare. Natural Zincite crystals are composed of Zinc manganese oxide and occur in granular masses in metamorphic rocks. Zincite’s hardness is rated at 4 on the Moh’s scale of mineral hardness. Zincite color ranges from orange-yellow to deep red. Zincite is transparent to almost opaque with a resinous luster. Zincite is found in Namibia, Poland, Spain, Australia, and in the USA.

Zincite is the mineral form of zinc oxide (ZnO). Its crystal form is rare in nature; a notable exception to this is at the Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines in New Jersey, an area also famed for its many fluorescent minerals. It has a hexagonal crystal structure and a color that depends on the presence of impurities. The zincite found at the Franklin Furnace is red-colored, mostly due to iron and manganese dopants, and associated with willemite and franklinite.

Size: 24 x 6 x 11mm
Weight: 2.42g
Ref: SWJ0139

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