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Augite var. Jeffersonite on Calcite from Noble Pit, Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 77957
Mineral:	Augite var. Jeffersonite on Calcite
Locality:	Noble Pit, Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:	Lustrous translucent brown-black jeffersonite crystals, the zinc- and manganese-rich variety of augite, on translucent gray calcite. The jeffersonite crystals have slightly waxy luster and the largest crystals are terminated on both ends. The calcite fluoresces orange under SW UV illumination. Collected April 1993
Overall Size:	3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:	4-23 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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