SC294 - Calcozincite (TL)
Locality: Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (MINDAT)
Size: 12 x 9 x 3 cm - Large cabinet (10-15 cm)
Weight: 550 g
minID: 0P3-RJ0
Calcozincite (orange) surrounded by calcite (white) with black dots of franklinite. The calcite fluoresces a bright red under shortwave UV light. The calcozincite (a mix of calcite, zincite and tremolite fibers) fluoresces a weaker zoned pink/white. The back size is covered by calcite and franklinite with a little willemite, which fluorescences bright green.
