SC237 - Zincite (TL), Franklinite (TL), Tephroite (TL)
Locality: Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (MINDAT)
Size: 9 x 8 x 2 cm - Cabinet (6-10 cm)
Weight: 310 g
minID: 63G-21N
Polished slab showing calcite (white), zincite (dark red), franklinite (black) and tephroite with exsolution willemite (brown). The calcite fluoresces red under shortwave UV light, and the willemite fluoresces green. Sterling Mine is (co)type locality for three of the minerals in this piece: Zincite, Franklinite and Tephroite.
