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Zincite Willemite & Franklinite

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Zincite Willemite & Franklinite

Type Locality
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Very nice, old time and classic specimen of deep red Zincite (old german "Rotzinkerz") with redish-brown Willemite (fluorescence bright green in UV) anf black Franklinite from famous Franklin Mine (New Jersey) - Type Locality for Zincite & Franklinite. Comes with nice old label.

ex. Staatliche Mineralien-Niederlage Freiberg, Sa. (Saxony/Germany)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zincite

Formula: 
(Zn,Mn2+,Fe2+)O
Strunz: 
4.AB.20
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Willemite

Formula: 
Zn2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AA.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vieille Montagne (Altenberg; Kelmisberg), Moresnet, Kelmis, Plombières-Vieille Montagne District (Plombières-Altenberg), Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium

Franklinite

Formula: 
Zn2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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