Franklin-Sterling Hill mineral specimens

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SULFATES

M0267

MOOREITE

Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg,

Sussex Co., NJ, USA

White, wedge-shaped, tabular mooreite

crystals in a cavity in pink calcite with

minor franklinite. Mooreite is known from

only Sterling Hill.

(Photo by Gary Grenier)

Specimen size: approx. 6.2 cm X 5.6 cm X 2.5 cm

(Photo by Gary Grenier)

M0359

BARITE

Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA

A vein of barite in calcite with minor andra-

dite. This material was collected by miner

Mike Massey in the 1940's in an exploratory

drift 15 feet into the hanging wall on the 450

foot level in the Franklin Mine. UV photo only.

(barite - blue-white, calcite - red)

(Photo by Gary Grenier)

Specimen size: approx. 15 cm X 10 cm X 6.3 cm

M0327

BARITE,

Franklin, Sussex County, NJ, USA

Massive bluish barite (fluorescent cream) with pale salmon

calcite and minor andradite. Good Franklin barite.

Specimen size - approx 7.7 cm. X 5.8 cm. X 3.5 cm.

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