AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Willemite with Franklinite and Calcite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 56274 |
Mineral: | Willemite with Franklinite and Calcite |
Locality: | Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite) |
Description: | Prismatic brown willemite crystals to 30 mm embedded in translucent white calcite with black-metallic franklinite crystals to 8 mm. Under UV illumination the willemite fluoresces green and the calcite fluoresces orange. Collected by K. Hennig |
Overall Size: | 9x5.5x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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