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Copper with Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite)

 
Copper with Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite)

Copper with Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite)

Copper with Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Copper with Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 28197
Mineral:Copper with Hodgkinsonite
Locality:Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hodgkinsonite)
Description:Vein formation of native copper with pink hodgkinsonite microcrystals in matrix of dark franklinite and red zincite. The copper is well exposed along one edge. Ex. Anthony J. DiDonato; Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:6x6x3 cm
Crystals:.5-1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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