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Page10 - Rare, Fluorescent Franklin & US Minerals

For Sale

The minerals can be purchased using personal checks, money orders, and Paypal. My address is Stuart Schneider, P.O. Box 64, Teaneck, NJ 07666 and my Paypal name and email address is Stuarts1031@ erols.com (no spaces). Postage and handling, and insurance (if you want it) will be added to your order once the weight is figured. I mail using the US Postal Service. Email me to reserve the item numbers that you want.

Terms: You can return any item to me within 10 days for any reason. If I misdescribed it, I will refund your postage both ways. If you are dissatisfied, you pay postage both ways. All photos are taken under daylight and Short Wave Ultraviolet (I use a Super Bright brand light). If your light is more than a few years old, the item may look bluer than it looks here.

Rare gemmy crystals of sphalerite from the ZCA Hyatt mine in Talcville, NY. The sphalerite fluoresces orange LW (better) & SW. It weighs 4.8 oz. and is 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.5 inches. $110.00, #1197 (SOLD)


Glistening crystals of sphalerite with willemite from the Franklin mine, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces pink-orange & blue SW and golden orange with light violet highlights LW and the willemite	fluoresces green SW. (lower right photo shows back of piece with its incredible chocolate brown willemite) It weighs 2 lbs. 13.3 oz. and is 5.3 x 3.4 x 2.7 inches. $80.00, item #1989


An unusual blue and pale yellow-fluorescing sphalerite with willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces pink & blue SW (middle photo) and pale yellow & blue LW. The willemite fluoresces green SW. From the Roman Gaufman collection. It weighs 11.3 oz and 3.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 inches. $66.00, item #891	Blue fluoresceing sphalerite w/Willemite from the Franklin mine in New Jersey. Sphalerite fluoresces blue SW & blue and orange LW, willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 1 lb. 15.0 oz. and is 4.0 x 2.8 x 2.2 inches. $48.00, #537


Willemite, Sphalerite and Franklinite from Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ. Sphalerite fluoresces orange LW and a weaker orange SW. Willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 1 lb 5.2 oz., and is 4.1 x 2.8 x 2.0 inches. $30.00, item #110	An unusual piece with sphalerite, willemite, magnetic franklinite, & loellingite. Sphalerite fluoresces blue & orange (SW & LW), willemite fluoresces green SW. From the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, NJ. It weighs 1 lb. 10.5 oz. and is 3.0 x 3.0 x 2.4 inches. $30.00, #248


Beautiful, glistening crystals of rare golden sphalerite with willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces golden orange and blue SW & LW and the willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 1 lbs. 0.8 oz. and is 3.9 x 3.0 x 1.8 inches. $68.00, item #2055	Beautiful, glistening crystals of sphalerite with willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange and blue SW & LW and the willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 2 lbs. 3.3 oz. and is 4.3 x 3.2 x 2.5 inches. $50.00, item #2053


Rare mahogony sphalerite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ. It fluoresces red-orange LW. It weighs 1 lb 15 oz. and is 4.0 x 3.8 x 2.5 inches. $48.00, item #681	Fluorite on calcite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The fluorite fluoresces weak violet LW. From the Ralph Thomas collection. It weighs 10.8 oz. and is 4.0 x 2.3 x 1.3 inches. $30.00, item #2041

A 5-color cabinet-sized example of chlorophane (thermoluminescent fluorite) crystals with minor 2-color sphalerite, fluorapatite, & calcite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The chlorophane fluoresces teal blue SW, apatite fluoresces orange SW, sphalerite fluoresces blue and orange SW & LW, and calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 2 lb. 8.7 oz. and is 6.3 x 4.5 x 2.0 inches. $34.00, item #2066

A 5-color cabinet-sized example of chlorophane (thermoluminescent fluorite) crystals with minor 2-color sphalerite, fluorapatite, & willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The chlorophane fluoresces teal blue SW, apatite fluoresces orange SW, sphalerite fluoresces blue and orange SW & LW, and willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 3 lb. 7.7 oz. and is 5.2 x 4.0 x 3.0 inches. $42.00, item #2065


Tremolite from the Franklin quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The tremolite fluoresces yellow-white SW. It weighs 8.8 oz and is 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 inches. $15.00, item #1181	Unidentified brown crystal on calcite from the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. The calcite fluoresces orange-red SW. It weighs 3.5 oz. and is 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.5 inches. $10.00, #2027