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Manganaxinite and Probable Margarosanite, Franklin mine, Franklin, New Jersey

Buff-colored piece of solid Axinite-(Mn) [aka manganaxinite], with minor willemite and a blue/white fluorescent mineral that is likely...

Sphalerite, Willemite, and Franklinite, Sterling Hill Mine, NJ

Sphalerite is a stunning material, and apparently quite varied in its manifestations. This Sterling Hill Mine specimen is a rather large...

Hyalophane from the Famous Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey

Hyalophane is a barium rich variety of the feldspar mineral microcline that shows pink/magenta fluorescence under short wave UV. In this...

Calcite, Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite: A Sterling Hill, NJ Classic

This is a classic, bright fluorescent specimen from the famous Sterling mine in Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. This piece...

Genthelvite - rare from Sterling Hill, NJ

Genthelvite (with a hard "G") is not uncommon throughout the world but it is very rare at the Sterling Hill Zinc Mine in Ogdensberg, NJ....

Calcite, Willemite and Rhodonite, Franklin, New Jersey

This is a classic mineral association from Franklin, New Jersey; brightly fluorescent calcite and willemite in combination with pink...

Multi-wave Calcite from the Franklin Mine, New Jersey

So many times when we see on blindingly bright calcite from Franklin, we yawn. However, sometimes there's a surprise. As usual, this...

Beautiful 5-Color Fluorescent Rock from Franklin, New Jersey

This is a beautiful rock from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, that shows a spectacular 5-color fluorescent...

Clinohedrite and Willemite, Franklin, New Jersey

This classic fluorescent rock from Franklin, New Jersey, contains orange fluorescent clinohedrite, green fluorescing willemite, and black...

Aragonite Needles - Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ

Rare layers of needles of aragonite on a dark matrix from the 1040 and 1080 stopes, between the 430 foot and 500 foot levels in the Sterling

Color-Change Calcite, Franklin, New Jersey

This is an interesting calcite specimen that was collected during the 2017 Super Diggg at Franklin, New Jersey. Found at night on the...

Norbergite from the Limecrest Quarry, Sussex County (Franklin Area), NJ

Some of the best examples of norbergite is found in the areas around the Franklin Nj, especially at the Limecrest Quarry, Sparta, Sussex...

Sphalerite, Microcline; Taylor Road, Franklin, NJ

Sphalerite and microcline from the Taylor Road site in Franklin, New Jersey is quite beautiful stuff. There may even be a smidge of...

Zincite, Willemite, Franklinite; Sterling Hill Mine, NJ

This small piece was languishing in our cabinets until I hit it with a very strong longwave lamp. Only then, did the bright yellow...

Yellow Fluorescing Calcite, Franklin Mine, NJ

Here is a very small sample of yellow fluorescing calcite from the Franklin Mine, in Franklin, New Jersey. Two traits separate this from...

Very Phosphorescent Radiating Willemite, on Calcite - Franklin, NJ

As explained by Earl Verbeek, resident Franklin FLM guru: "The term "radiating willemite" has nothing to do with its fluorescent or...

Xonotlite and Margarosanite, with Roeblingite(?) and Willemite - Franklin NJ

I'm not terribly fluent in the rarer assemblages of Franklin minerals, but this piece looks like it has it all. Under shortwave UV...

Prehnite - Franklin, NJ

Prehnite from Franklin, NJ. The first pic shows a beautiful face under shortwave UV. The 2nd pic was taken using the Convoy 365nm LW...

Margarosanite - Franklin, NJ

Margarosanite from Franklin, NJ. The first pic shows a beautiful face under shortwave UV. The 2nd pic was taken using the Convoy 365nm...

Barite on Calcite - Franklin NJ

Exceptionally rich specimen of bright yellow fluorescing barite on an orange/red calcite matrix - A classic example of this highly sought...