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Willemite, Franklinite, Calcite from Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 82582
Mineral:	Willemite, Franklinite, Calcite
Locality:	Trotter Mine Dump, Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Franklinite)
Description:	Tan willemite and black-metallic franklinite in gray calcite collected during a one day field trip where the dumps were excavated with a backhoe. The willemite fluoresces green under LW-SW UV illumination and the calcite fluoresces orange under SW UV. Ex. Miller collection T3742; ex. Betts #77448; collected 4 June 1994 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:	29x21x13 mm
Crystals:	1-2 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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