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Willemite with Franklinite from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

 
Willemite with Franklinite from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Willemite with Franklinite from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 25506
Mineral:Willemite with Franklinite
Locality:Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:Elongated crystal of gray-pink willemite 32 mm long in white calcite matrix with black franklinite crystals mixed in. The willemite fluoresces bright green under UV illumination, the calcite fluoresces orange.
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:2-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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