Fluorescent NJ 18 Calcite and Tephroite with exsolution Willemite with additional Franklinite and minor Willemite

Description

Calcite and Tephroite with exsolution Willemite with additional Franklinite and minor Willemite

This is a specimen of Calcite, Tephroite and Franklinite with minor Willemite. There is also a very interesting exsolution overlay of Willemite on the Tephroite and most special also on the Bright orange Calcite where the exsolution tends to “fill the Valleys” in the Calcite. This piece is 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. Tephroite and Franklinite are non-fluorescent and appear 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 37.9 oz or 2.37 lbs (1.07kg)

and measures 5.7 x 4.9 x 1.5 inches (14.6 x 12.5 x 4 cm)