Fluorescent Museum page 9a

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Page 9a - Rare, Fluorescent Franklin & Sterling Hill Fluorescent Minerals

Minerals and books 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 (note, I put a space in my email address so that automatic email harvesters don't get my email address). 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 with delivery confirmation. Email me to reserve the item numbers that you want and don't forget to include your name and address if you are a new customer.

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 or Long Wave Ultraviolet (I use a SuperBright brand light). If your light is more than a few years old, the item may look bluer than it looks here. (NF) = non-fluorescent.

Norbergite crystal with a diamond shaped, double pyramid spinel crystal in limestone from Limecrest quarry, Sparta, Bergen County, NJ. The norbergite fluoresces bright yellow SW. It weighs 1.0 oz. and is 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.8 inches. $30.00, item #830


Large Cabinet – Norbergite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ. A boulder was discovered in 2001. Norbergite fluoresces mustard yellow SW. It weighs 3 lb. 5.0 oz. and is 5.0 x 3.3 x 2.8 inches. $37.50, item #143	Large Cabinet – Norbergite from the Franklin quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The norbergite fluoresces yellow SW. It weighs 2 lb. 13.0 oz. and is 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches. $34.00, item #3751

Sphalerites!


Glistening crystals of sphalerite with willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange & blue SW (better LW) and the willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 1 lb. 1.0 oz. and is 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 inches. $32.00, item #1829	Big & Beautiful - Heart shaped franklinite (left side) surrounded by sphalerite. Beautiful sparkling sphalerite crystals with willemite and frankinite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange LW & SW. The willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 2 lb. 5.0 oz. and is 7.0 x 4.4 x 1.5 inches. $66.00, item #1799


Sphalerite and willemite sandwich (sphalerite outside, willemite inside) from the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange LW and the willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 1 lb. 15.0 oz. and is 4.2 x 3.5 x 1.9 inches. $38.00, item #1825	Two-color sphalerite with willemite from the Taylor Road site, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange & blue SW & LW and the willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 1 lb. 3.8 oz. and is 3.5 x 3.2 x 1.7 inches. $26.00, item #3723


Sphalerite, calcite, and willemite from the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange LW and the willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 14.8 oz. and is 4.2 x 2.4 x 1.8 inches. $30.00, item #1826	Sphalerite with calcite from the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. The sphalerite fluoresces orange SW & LW and the calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 3.0 oz. and is 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.2 inches. $14.00, item #3724

Sphalerite with acicular willemite, calcite, and some unidentified mineral in a small vug from the last remaining ore wall at the Trotter mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. Collected 4/26/03. Sphalerite fluoresces orange LW and willemite fluoresces green LW & brighter SW and has a long-lasting phosphorescence, calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 5.0 oz. and is 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 inches. $20.00, item #480

Sphalerite with areas of radiating willemite and calcite from the last remaining ore wall at the old Trotter mine (which is now closed to collectors). Collected 4/26/03. Sphalerite fluoresces orange LW, willemite fluoresces green LW & brighter SW and has a long-lasting phosphorescence, calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs a hefty 2 lb. 3.0 oz. and is 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 inches. $28.00, item #463