Crystal Prospect

GRAPHITE with fluorescent SCAPOLITE -closed locality- Lead Hill, Ticonderoga, New York, USA

Rich sample of shiny silvery-gray Graphite (native Carbon) with green pyroxene, and dark red SW fluorescing Meionite Scapolite.

from Lead Hill Mines (Chilson Hill mine), Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex County, New York, USA

this old locality was abandoned - mining was started prior to 1842 - now is closed to collecting (private property)

Measures approximately 1.5 x 1 x 1 inch, 1.97 oz / 38 x 25 x 25 mm, 56g  

Price: 28.00 USD

Item # A0080115

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).