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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80308 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite and Franklinite |
| Locality: | Buckwheat Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite) |
| Description: | Octahedral black-metallic franklinite crystals in a crystallized mass transparent brown sphalerite. Sphalerite, a sulfide mineral, is uncommon at this locality where oxide and silicate minerals predominate. Ex. Miller #M3447; collected in 2016 |
| Overall Size: | 4x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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