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Franklinite and Willemite in Calcite from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 80527
Mineral:	Franklinite and Willemite in Calcite
Locality:	Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:	Unusually large 35 mm octahedral lustrous black-metallic franklinite crystal with smaller franklinite crystals and red-brown willemite crystals to 5 mm in translucent white calcite. The calcite fluoresces orange and willemite fluoresces green under UV. Ex. Miller #M3455; ex. Sterling Hill Mining Museum; ex. R. Hauck collection; ex. Fred Lubbs collection; mined ca. 1920
Overall Size:	6.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:	2-35 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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