Franklin-Sterling Hill mineral specimens

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SOROSILICATES

Mineral Specimens - Barysilite, Franklin, NJ

M0925

BARYSILITE on

MANGANAXINITE

Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA

Grey-white, micaceous barysilite on a slip

in massive manganaxinite. This is believed

to be an example of the first occurrence

described at Franklin ( so called "original

find").

(Photo by Gary Grenier)

Specimen size: approx. 11.3 cm X 8.8 cm X 4.4 cm

XL502

HARDYSTONITE, WILLEMITE

Franklin, Sussex County, NJ, USA

Nice chunk of glassy green willemite with

hardystonite in calcite. Hardystonite was

fairly common at Franklin but is unknown

elsewhere, including Sterling Hill.

Under short wave ultraviolet

Specimen size - approx. 8.5 cm X 6.8 cm X 5.5 cm.

SOROSILICATES - EPIDOTE GROUP

M0845

HANCOCKITE, WILLEMITE

Franklin, Sussex County, NJ, USA,

Vuggy brick-red hancockite with a spot of

gemmy willemite. Hancockite is a lead bearing

member of the epidote group. Although it was

fairly abundant at Franklin, the mineral is almost

unknown elsewhere.

Specimen size - approx. 9 cm X 8 cm X 5 cm.

M0366

HANCOCKITE

Franklin, NJ

Massive brick red hancockite with a crystal filled vug

with datolite. A fine example of hancockite collected

years ago by Franklin miner Mike Massey.

Specimen size - approx 6 cm. X 4 cm. X 3.5 cm.

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