Name/Title
ZinciteEntry/Object ID
2022.8.15Description
About Zincite
Formula: ZnO
Colour: Red, orange, yellow, white; rarely green
Lustre: Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Greasy, Silky, Dull, Earthy
Hardness: 4
Specific Gravity: 5.64 - 5.68
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Name: Named "red oxide of zinc" in 1810 by Archibald Bruce as a chemical name typical of then current mineral nomenclature practice. Renamed "zincite" in 1845 by Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger. Francis Alger called this mineral "sterlingite" in 1844, while Henry James Brooke and William Hallowes Miller named this mineral "spartalite" in 1852.
Co-Type Localities:
ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
ⓘ Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Isostructural with: Bromellite
NOTE: synthetic zincite crystals are widespread on the mineral market, e.g., https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2017-characteristics-gem-quality-synthetic-zinciteCollection
John Morrow CollectionLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
DS-11Room
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
ExhibitMoved By
Ian C.Date
January 21, 2025Notes
USA Case InstallationLocation
Display Case
DS-10Room
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Curtis GardnerDate
May 9, 2023Notes
Added current location while cleaning shelf