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Franklinite, Zincite, Willemite, Calcite from Trotter Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite and Zincite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 64619
Mineral:	Franklinite, Zincite, Willemite, Calcite
Locality:	Trotter Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite and Zincite)
Description:	Octahedral gray-metallic franklinite crystals to 11 mm in white calcite with patches of red zincite and brown willemite. Under SW UV illumination the calcite fluoresces orange and the willemite fluoresces green. Acquired in 1989 from widow of John Palsulich, a miner
Overall Size:	5.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:	1-11 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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