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Diopside, Microcline var. Amazonite, Willemite, Calcite from Buckwheat Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Diopside, Microcline var. Amazonite, Willemite, Calcite from Buckwheat Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

Diopside, Microcline var. Amazonite, Willemite, Calcite from Buckwheat Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

Diopside, Microcline var. Amazonite, Willemite, Calcite from Buckwheat Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Diopside, Microcline var. Amazonite, Willemite, Calcite from Buckwheat Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 80999
Mineral:Diopside, Microcline var. Amazonite, Willemite, Calcite
Locality:Buckwheat Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Ore specimen of green microcline var. amazonite, dark diopside grains, colorless calcite, and brownish willemite. Under shortwave ultraviolet illumination the willemite fluoresces green, and the calcite fluoresces orange, and microcline fluoresces dimly. Ex. Miller #M3393
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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