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Franklinite and Willemite in Calcite from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

 
Franklinite and Willemite in Calcite from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

Franklinite and Willemite in Calcite from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 53035
Mineral:Franklinite and Willemite in Calcite
Locality:Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:Glassy green-gray willemite crystals to 10 mm in white calcite with lustrous dark-metallic franklinite crystals to 16 mm with complex crystal form. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination, the willemite fluoresces bright green. Ex. Walter Mittuck collection
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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