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Legrandite - Sold
- Sterling Hill
- Ogdensburg
- Sussex County
- New Jersey
- U.S.A.
- 5.8 by 3.5 by 2.4 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Legrandite is a hydrated zinc arsenate mineral originally found in Mexico. The name honors a Belgian mining engineer. Dunn (1995) describes legrandite from Sterling Hill. On this specimen legrandite forms a crystalline coating, colorless to yellow, on a fracture in calcite-franklinite ore. Rich piece for the locality.
This specimen comes from the Bob Trimingham collection, a collector from Livermore, California. His detailed collection card indicates purchase from Parker Minerals in 1979.
