AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Franklinite with Willemite and Zincite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 59810 |
Mineral: | Franklinite with Willemite and Zincite |
Locality: | Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite and Zincite) |
Description: | Many octahedral dark gray-metallic franklinite crystals to 28 mm with a 30 mm dark-red zincite crystal bleb with tan-colored terminated willemite crystals to 28 mm. The willemite crystals fluoresce green under SW UV illumination. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #425; collected in 1993 |
Overall Size: | 9x6.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 4-28 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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