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Turneaureite with Willemite from Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)

 
Turneaureite with Willemite from Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)

Turneaureite with Willemite from Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)

Turneaureite with Willemite from Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)

Turneaureite with Willemite from Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Turneaureite with Willemite from Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 83179
Mineral:Turneaureite with Willemite
Locality:Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Turneaureite)
Description:Fine grained yellow-brown turneaureite in black franklinite-rich matrix with gray-yellow willemite. Under shortwave ultraviolet illumination the turneaureite fluoresces orange and the willemite fluoresces green. Ex. Miller collection T3188; ex. Franklin Mineral Museum; collected ca. 1930
Overall Size:44x19x12 mm
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Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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