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Willemite Franklinite Sphalerite & Cleiophane

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Willemite Franklinite Sphalerite & Cleiophane

ex Peter Tye Collection #T552A
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Description
Locality: 
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 4.9 × 2.3 cm
Description

An intergrown mix of red willemite, black franklinite and a vein of pinkish cream sphalerite with cleiophane.

Under short wave UVL the willemite fluoresces strongly green while the sphalerite and cleiophane show weak pinkish-orange fluorescence. There is a very small patch of calcite showing red.

Under long-wave UVL the sphalerite shows a strong orange with cleiophane clearly visible as blue dots, streaks and patches.

 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Cleiophane

Variety Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
ZnS
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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