AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Rhodonite with Franklinite, Willemite, Calcite

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Rhodonite with Franklinite, Willemite, Calcite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

 
Rhodonite with Franklinite, Willemite, Calcite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Rhodonite with Franklinite, Willemite, Calcite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 18263
Mineral:Rhodonite with Franklinite, Willemite, Calcite
Locality:Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:Bright pink rhodonite crystals in a compact, granular mass with veins running through of black franklinite, and colorless calcite and willemite. Pink rhodonite is one of the few colorful minerals from Franklin.
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;