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Calcite from Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Calcite from Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

Calcite from Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 77447
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent gray rhombohedral calcite partial crystal with acicular dark inclusions collected during a one day field trip where the dumps were excavated with a backhoe. The calcite fluoresces bright orange under longwave and shortwave UV illumination. Collected 4 June 1994 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:22x18x7 mm
Crystals:22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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