MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum

MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE - Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA

Brown Mcgovernite, green SW LW fluorescing Willemite, and black Franklinite, in Calcite (fluorescent weak pink LW, weak red SW).

from Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - Mcgovernite and Franklinite type locality

Mcgovernite occurs in Sterling Mine only

ex Franklin Mineral Museum

Measures approximately 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 inch, 8.11 oz / 89 x 51 x 38 mm, 230g

Price: 250.00 USD

Item # A0080516

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).

MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum
MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum
MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum
MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum

Crystal Prospect

MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum
MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum
MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum - for sale
MCGOVERNITE, fluorescing WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE - Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA - type tocality - ex Franklin Mining Museum - for sale