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Willemite in Calcite with minor Franklinite from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 78040
Mineral:	Willemite in Calcite with minor Franklinite
Locality:	Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:	Rounded gray-brown willemite crystals in translucent white calcite with a small black-metallic franklinite crystal. Under SW UV illumination the calcite fluoresces orange and the willemite fluoresces green, and less so under LW UV.
Overall Size:	43x36x30 mm
Crystals:	2-8 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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