AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Willemite, Calcite, Franklinite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 52613 |
Mineral: | Willemite, Calcite, Franklinite |
Locality: | Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite) |
Description: | Large crystallized mass of white calcite, brown willemite and dark-metallic franklinite. The calcite fluoresces orange under SW UV illumination, the willemite fluoresces green, and phosphoresces when illumination is extinguished. Ex. Robert Hauck collection, co-founder of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum |
Overall Size: | 16x14x6 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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