Fluorescent Minerals of New Jersey
New Jersey area is probably the most famous location for fluorescent minerals. The mines of Franklin and the Sterling Hill Mine at Ogdensburg, Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey are world famous for fluorescent minerals. No other site has produced more rare and interesting minerals. Over 80 fluorescent mineral samples have been taken from these mines. While other great localities can have similar minerals, no location on earth compares with the minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey.
The city of Franklin calls itself "The Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World"! We can't imagine a fluorescent mineral display that does not contain a specimen from Franklin or Sterling Hill. The most common specimens from these localities can literally "light up" a fluorescent display with beautiful reds (Calcite) and greens (Willemite) under short-wave ultraviolet light. These specimens are made even more interesting with a mix of non fluorescent black (Franklinite) contrasting the fluorescent display with black designs. Other fluorescent minerals from here include Esperite (bright yellow-green), Clinohedrite (orange-yellow), Hardystonite (violet-blue), Barite (white), Manganaxinite (an intense red) and Wollastonite (bright-yellow) to name a few.
Sadly, the mines are now closed and filled with water and rock. Only a few mine dumps remain to provide any new material. Two museums are present to educate the public about these remarkable mines and one allows tours into some of the actual mine shafts and both provide mine dump collecting opportunities. It is easy to see that these mines are truly one of the best mineral localities to ever be discovered and specimens from them should be treasured.
Franklin Mineral Museum (click on Links to see museums) Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Most of the specimens available now are from the "trailings" or dump sites known as "dumps". This is the material that
was removed from the mines many years ago. Specimens from the famous Trotter Dump and the Buckwheat Dump
are highly collectible but the true prize comes from old stock specimens actually removed from the mines and stored
without being weathered and oxidized. Franklinite is a prized mineral if found in its crystal form. Older specimens from
these areas had large Franklinite inclusions and large patches of Calcite and Willemite and are referred to as "Jumbo"
series specimens.
...Notice...
Fluorescent Specimens listed on this Page will require a Short Wave (SW) Ultraviolet light, or a Medium Wave(MW) Ultraviolet light, or a Long Wave (LW) Ultraviolet light.
These Will Not Fluoresce under a "Black Light"
LW
Visual Under-glow effect from Calcite!
Item #32-2 CWF09195077
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$299.00
AA Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite with a big Willemite Vein from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with nice phosphorescence. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 299.2 oz or 18.7 lbs (8.48kg) and measures 8.3 x 6 x 5.3 inches (21 x 15.4 x 13.4cm)
Shipping weight on this extra large stone will probably be around 22 lbs. Send us an e-mail at ncspiritrock@gmail.com with your shipping address and we will e-mail you a total price quotation/invoice.
Item #33CWF01200040
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$117.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with a dim phosphorescence. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 126 oz or 7.8 lbs (3.573kg) and measures 8.3 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches (21 x 18.8 x 4.8cm)
Item # 3-65AGBWF09210051
Apple Green Willemite and Black Willemite with Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$72.00
From the famous Sterling Hill Mine "Black Ore Zone"
Excellent highly collectible Specimen of Apple Green Willemite and Black Willemite with Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine “black ore” zone , Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra- Violet light. Willemites fluoresce a bright green while Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L- 1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box.
Own this Classic we procured from a NJ miners estate sale (we were told he collected it in the 1950's)
Weighs 30oz or 1.87 lbs (849g) and Measures 3.9 x 2.4 x 2" (9.9 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm)
Item # 4-BRWCFRD09219998
Brick Red Willemite, Calcite and Friedelite with minor Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$179.00
On Reserve for Peter
Sterling Hill Mine
Specimen of Brick Red Willemite, Calcite and Friedelite with minor Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Friedelite is a very bright fluorescent light green-white. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box. Own a Classic!
Weighs 40oz or 2.5 lbs (1.138kg) and Measures 5.8 x 3.5 x 2 inches (14.7 x 8.8 x 5.2cm)
Item # 5-WRODCFS09219998
Large Polished Slab of Willemite, Rhodonite, Calcite and Franklinite from the Franklin Mine, New Jersey
$359.00
Franklin Mine
Very Awe Inspiring large and thick lightly polished slab of Willemite, Rhodonite, Calcite and Franklinite from the Franklin Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. We procured this specimen from a mineral dealer at the Spruce Pine NC Mineral Show a few years back. This unique specimen explodes in patterns and colors under SW Ultra-Violet light. Rhodonite is non-fluorescent black. This is an excellent daylight and fluorescent specimen. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box.
Own a Classic! This is not dump material! Weighs 44.6oz or 2.79 lbs (1.267kg) and Measures 8.1 x 4.8 x 0.867 inches (20.6 x 12.1 x 2.2 cm)
Item # 6-3FRN10203081
Massive Franklinite with minor Garnet from the Sterling Hill Mine
$49.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A very rich example of massive franklinite. This is a small cabinet specimen of black, metallic to sub-metallic franklinite. This piece has a parting texture that is easily mistaken for a cleavage which franklinite lacks. This specimen is a very good example of what looks like granular texture that is actually anhedral crystals of franklinite. Sections and grains of a vitreous orange-brown garnet are mixed in the Franklinite. This is an excellent example of the textural properties of franklinite..
Specimen weighs 19.9 oz or 1.24 lbs (565g) and measures 3.5 x 3.4 x 1.6 inches (9 x 8.8 x 4.2cm)
Item #34CWF01200064
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite with Slickenslides from the Sterling Hill Mine
$149.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. There is also a a slickenside section which is a smoothly polished surface caused by frictional movement between rocks along the two sides of a fault. This surface is normally striated in the direction of movement. The plane may be coated by mineral fibres that grew during the fault movement, known as slickenfibres, which also show the direction of displacement. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with nice phosphorescence. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 134 oz or 8.4 lbs (3.821kg) and measures 8.3 x 6 x 2.9 inches (21 x 15.4 x 7.4cm)
Item #36-CWF09190476
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$179.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Large Cabinet Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 163 oz or 10.2 lbs (4.63kg) and measures 8.8 x 5.2 x 3.3 inches (22.3 x 13.3 x 8.3 cm)
Item #38-WOL09192152
Extra Large Cabinet Wollastonite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$380.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Extra Large Cabinet Wollastonite in Calcite from the Nobel Pit at the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Wollastonite fluoresces a brilliant golden yellow against a magenta Calcite matrix. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 166 oz or 10.39 lbs (4.71kg) and measures 9.5 x 6.7 x 3.5 inches (24.1 x 17.2 x 8.9 cm)
Item # 10-7MYLCWF01205761
Mylonite Ore Willemite, Franklinite and Calcite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$79.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Large Cabinet Mylonite Ore of Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 22.7 oz or 1.42 lbs (646g) and measures 4.2 x 3 x 3 inches (10.6 x 7.8 x 7.6cm)
Item #39-56WOL09215371
Wollastonite in Calcite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$49.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Wollastonite in Calcite from the Nobel Pit at the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Wollastonite fluoresces a brilliant golden yellow against a magenta Calcite matrix. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 9.1 oz or 0.57 lbs (258g) and measures 3.8 x 3 x 1.4 inches (9.6 x 7.8 x 3.6 cm)
Item # 12-9CWF11201183
Calcite, Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$79.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Zincite,Franklinite with Exsolution Willemite Lamellae Veins from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with a nice daylight presentation as well. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 26.9 oz or 1.68 lbs (764g) and measures 4.6 x 2.7 x 2.6 inches (11.7 x 7 x 6.7cm)
Item # 13-10CWF11202292
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$96.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite with big non fluorescent and Willemite Veins from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light and has Very Strong Phosphorescence. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 69.1 oz or 4.32 lbs (1.961kg) and measures 5.3 x 4.3 x 2.5 inches (13.6 x 11 x 6.3cm)
Item # 14-11CWF11201192
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$78.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. There are notable spots of Apple Green Willemite on this piece. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 47.5 oz or 2.97 lbs (1.349kg) and measures 5.3 x 4.1 x 2.4 inches (13.6 x 10.4 x 6.3cm)
Item # 15-12CWF11207242
Calcite, Willemite Veins and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$72.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant phosphorescent green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 56.4 oz or 3.52 lbs (1.6kg) and measures 6.6 x 3.7 x 3 inches (16.8 x 9.4 x 7.7cm)
Item #40RCW11200971
Rhodonite Calcite and Willemite from the Franklin Mine
$42.00
Franklin Mine
Small Cabinet Calcite, Willemite and Rhodonite from the Mill site of the Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen is a great daylight piece that explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Rhodonite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. (ex; Stuart Schneider Collection #2645, Oradell, NJ)
Specimen weighs 2.4 oz or 0.15 lbs (68g) and measures 2.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 inches (6.2 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm)
Item # 17-14CWF09191190
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$48.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with veins. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 24.1 oz or 1.5 lbs (686g) and measures 5.3 x 3.1 x 1.8 inches (13.6 x 7.8 x 4.7cm)
Item #45-CWF11205552
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$69.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Large Cabinet Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, Phosphorescent Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 73.2 oz or 4.58 lbs (2.078kg) and measures 6.6 x 3.4 x 2.7 inches (16.8 x 8.6 x 6.9 cm)
Item #46-MUSWCF09211278
Museum Willemite Calcite and Franklinite from the Franklin Mine
$270.00
Franklin Mine
Large Cabinet Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey. This unique specimen was procured from a 1950's miner who got it years ago at the Franklin Mineral Museum. It has some very nice large stepped Franklinite crystals. It explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 114.7oz or 7.17 lbs (3.253kg) and measures 7.6 x 4.25 x 3.8 inches (19.4 x 10.8 x 9.8cm)
Item #47-CWF11206771
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$45.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Large Cabinet Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, minor Willemite streaks fluoresce a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 39.5oz or 2.47 lbs (1.122kg) and measures 6.2 x 4.2 x 2 inches (15.7 x 10.6 x 5.1cm)
Item #49-CWF11205401
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$29.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Large Cabinet Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, minor Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 4oz or 0.25 lbs (116g) and measures 3.2 x 2 x 0.9 inches (8.3 x 5.1 x 2.4cm)
Item # 22-19CWF01205732
Calcite, Franklinite and minor Willemite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$120.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite with minor Willemite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with slight phosphorescence. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
This specimen also has a partial core drill section that was made drilling to insert dynomite for blasting
Specimen weighs 114 oz or 7.14 lbs (3.237kg) and measures 6.4 x 5.4 x 3 inches (16.2 x 13.6 x 7.8cm)
Item # 23-20TEXWLCH09197870K49
Tephroite with exsolution Willemite lamallae with Calcite and minor Hendricksite
Sterling Hill Mine
This specimen is Brown Tephroite with exsolution (which is the process by which a solid or molten rock, separates into its component minerals upon cooling) Willemite lamellae (which is a thin plate or layer), with calcite and minor Hendricksite from Sterling Hill Mine, NJ. It is fluorescent under shortwave UV light. The Willemite fluoresces green, calcite orange-red, the Tephroite and Hendricksite are non-fluorescent.
Willemite can form during exsolution, intimately mixed with other minerals; at Franklin these include pale green Petedunnite, blue Vesuvianite (var. cyprine), gray Tephroite, or pink Bustamite. At Sterling Hill the Tephroite is usually brown, and can include striking patterns of Willemite exsolution lamellae.
These hard to find rare specimens are highly prized by collectors. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a "Way Too Cool" 254 nm SW 9-Watt Ultra Violet Lamp. Own a RARE Sterling Hill Classic!
Specimen weighs 15.6 oz or 0.98 lbs (444g) and measures 3.5 x 2.4 x 2.1 inches (9 x 6.2 x 5.5 cm)
Item # 24-21BANLNORE11203152
XL Banded Lean Ore Calcite Willemite and Franklinite
$89.00
Sterling Hill Mine
This specimen is Calcite with sprinkled spots of Willemite and Franklinite. This is refferred to as "Lean Ore" due to the sparsly sprinkled inclusions of Willemite and Franklinite in the massive Calcite. It may also be called "banded ore" due to the linear-like rows of Willemite within the Calcite. This is an excellent Banded Lean Ore Specimen from the Sterling Hill Mine. (ex; Franklin Mineral Museum)
Own a RARE Sterling Hill Classic! Specimen weighs 72.9 oz or 4.56 lbs (2.068kg) and measures 9.2 x 4.2 x 2.3 inches (23.3 x 10.7 x 5.9 cm)
Item # 25-22MYL091910521
Extra Large Mylonite Ore from Sterling Hill NJ
$249.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Mylonite Ore is an ore that has been mylonitized or "stretched" by metamorphic processes. It is a fine-grained, compact metamorphic rock produced by dynamic recrystallization of the component minerals resulting in a reduction of the grain size of the rock. Mylonites can have many different mineral compositions. Classification of Mylonite Ore is based on the textural appearance of the rock.
Mylonites are rocks that have been deformed by a large shear strain in ductile fault zones. This Mylonitized ore (Willemite, Franklinite and Calcite) is from the 750 foot level, close to the zero fault area, in Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, NJ. The Willemite is a fluorescent green, Calcite red-orange, and the Franklinite is non-fluorescent under shortwave UV light.
These hard to find rare specimens are highly prized by collectors. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a "Way Too Cool" 254 nm SW 9-Watt Ultra Violet Lamp. Own an Extra Large RARE Sterling Hill Classic!
Specimen weighs 178 oz or 11.12 lbs (5.04kg) and measures 9.9 x 5.8 x 4.5 inches (25 x 14.9 x 11.5 cm)
Item # 26-23BWFSLK11209892
Black Willemite minor Calcite and Franklinite Slickensides from the Sterling Hill Mine
$87.00
Sterling Hill Mine "Black Ore Zone"
Nice Cabinet Black Willemite, Franklinite and minor Calcite from the Black ore zone of the Sterling Hill Mine. There is slickenside on the front and rear faces. A slickenside is a naturally smoothly polished surface caused by frictional movement between rocks along the two sides of a fault. Willemite fluoresces green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 43.7 oz or 2.73 lbs (1.241kg) and measures 5.8 x 2.7 x 2.2 inches (14.9 x 7 x 5.7 cm)
Item # 27-24SHORCWF11203282
Sheared Ore Willemite and Franklinite with minor Calcite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$89.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Rare Large Cabinet Sheared Ore specimen of Willemite and Franklinite with minor Calcite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light minor Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with strong phosphorescence. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 57.7 oz or 3.61 lbs (1.637kg) and measures 5.4 x 5 x 3 inches (13.7 x 12.7 x 7.8cm)
Item # 28-25CWGAR11205263S109
Calcite, Willemite and Garnet from the Sterling Hill Mine
Sterling Hill Mine
This is a rich small cabinet Willemite and Garnet specimen. (ex; Franklin Mineral Museum, ex; #165, John Brummett, Jr.) The Willemite is in large sections with a pale pink-tan color, opaque, with dull and vitreous luster areas. There are also sections of semi-vitreous orange-yellow garnet. The matrix mix is white, semi-translucent calcite. Willemite fluoresces a bright green and the calcite a bright red while Garnet is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 27.3 oz or 1.71 lbs (776g) and measures 4.1 x 3.8 x 1.9 inches (10.5 x 9.8 x 5cm)
Item # 29-26CWF01200024
Calcite, Willemite and Franklinite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$139.00
Sterling Hill Mine
A Grade Large Cabinet Calcite,Willemite,Franklinite with Willemite Vein from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light Calcite fluoresces a brilliant orange, Willemite a brilliant green with nice phosphorescence. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp in a blackout display box Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 194 oz or 12.18 lbs (5.52kg) and measures 7.7 x 6.2 x 3.9 inches (19.4 x 15.8 x 9.9cm)
Item # 30-27CWF09195504
Calcite and Franklinite with Willemite veins from the Sterling Hill Mine
$135.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Extra Large Cabinet Calcite and Franklinite with Willemite veins from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp. Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 41.3 oz or 2.58 lbs (1.173kg) and measures 5.4 x 3.5 x 2.5 inches (13.7 x 8.9 x 6.3 cm)
Item # 31-28BWF11200233
Bleached Willemite band in Willemite ore from the Sterling Hill Mine $78.00
$78.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Large Cabinet Bleached Willemite band in Willemite and Franklinite ore from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey.(ex; Franklin Mineral Museum) This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp.
Specimen weighs 49 oz or 3 lbs (1.389kg) and measures 5.7 x 3.3 x 2 inches (14.6 x 8.4 x 5.2 cm)
Item #32-29CWF01200562
Calcite and Franklinite with Willemite from the Sterling Hill Mine
$79.00
Sterling Hill Mine
Extra Large Cabinet Willemite, Calcite and Franklinite with minor phosphorescent Willemite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. This unique specimen explodes in color under SW Ultra-Violet light. Calcite fluoresces a brilliant red-orange, Willemite fluoresces a brilliant green. Franklinite is non-fluorescent black. Photos taken in a blackout box with a Nikon CoolPix L-1 under a Way Too Cool 254 nm SW 9-Watt Lamp.Own a Classic!
Specimen weighs 82.6 oz or 5.16 lbs (2.342kg)and measures 6.7 x 4.3 x 3 inches (17.2 x 11 x 7.5 cm)