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Chalcophanite - Sold
- Sterling Hill
- Ogdensburg
- Sussex County
- New Jersey
- U.S.A.
- 5.2 by 3.6 by 3.3 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Chalcophanite is a hydrated zinc manganese oxide with rhombohedral symmetry. Moore (1875) described chalcophanite as a new species from Sterling Hill. This is a rich mass of vuggy chalcophanite, showing lustrous crystals to perhaps 1 mm. Dunn (1995) provides further details.
