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

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 81327
Mineral:	Franklinite complex crystals in Calcite
Locality:	Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:	Large black-metallic franklinite crystals with complex crystal form with a variety of faces including octahedral, dodecahedral and trapezohedral resulting in rounded appearances. The calcite fluoresces orange under SW UV (bright) and LW UV (dim). Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936), author of Trip To Franklin Furnace, New Jersey in the Mineral Collector, May 1899; collected ca. 1890s
Overall Size:	8.5x6.5x5.5 cm
Crystals:	4-28 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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