Minerals

Nicole Pisano

Sterling Hill is one of two mines that make up one of the most renowned mining districts in the world. Who would think that the mineral deposits at the Sterling Mine and its sister mine in nearby Franklin would be one of the great geological mysteries known to earth science today? They exist in the Skylands of New Jersey, just an hour from midtown New York

Go to the Sterling Hill website (http://sterlinghill.org/)

Find the mineral name for the following:

Mineral Name	Chemical Description
	a zinc oxide
	a zinc silicate
	a zinc iron manganese oxide

Now research the characteristics of the three above minerals.

Include

Color

Luster

Streak

Cleavage/Fracture

Hardness

Crystal Shape

The following websites may be used in your research:

-http://www.minerals.net/mineral/index.htm

-http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/