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Willemite on Calcite

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Product details

Species
Willemite, CalciteAbout Willemite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Added on03/26/2025
Locality
USA, New Jersey, Sterling Hill MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

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Willemite
Mineral guide
Learn about Willemite
fluorescent zinc silicate with UV glow; daylight colors range from colorless to pistachio, iconic from Franklin–Sterling Hill and Tsumeb.
Willemite
Regional guide
Willemite from Sterling Hill Mine, New Jersey, USA
Sterling Hill willemite is one of the classic collector materials of American mineralogy: a zinc silicate, Zn2SiO4, that can look modest in daylight and then turn electric green under ultraviolet light. In the best pieces, tan to reddish-brown willemite crystals sit in white calcite with black franklinite and, less commonly, red zincite—an ore assemblage so distinctive that even small fragments announce the Franklin-Ogdensburg district at a glance. The daylight palette is earthy and old-mine: mahogany, brick red, honey brown, buff, white, and black. Under shortwave UV, however, willemite becomes the bright green signal in the rock, while calcite may burn red to orange-red and franklinite stays dark.

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    Willemite market analytics

    JulOct2026AprJulOct2026Apr$0$1k$2k$3k$4k$0$1k$2k$3k$4k
    MedianMiddle 50% rangeVolume
    Open detailed analyticsPrice ranges · Top localities · Sold items
    Sold last 30 days
    3
    25.0%vs prior 30 days
    Median price (30d)
    $2,200.00
    3.5%
    vs prior 30 days
    Top locality
    Tsumeb
    11 sales · Namibia