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.

Fluorescing zincite, cleiophane sphalerite, hydrozincite, calcite with franklinite and zincite. The piece contains veins of fluorescing zincite that fluoresce creamy yellow LW (bottom photo), cleiophane that fluoresces blue LW and hydrozincite that fluoresces pale blue SW. From the Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, NJ. It weighs 1 lb. 3.8 oz. and is 5.6 x 2.7 x 1.1 inches. $60.00, item #899 (RESERVED 7/25/10)


Two-Color Calcite - Calcite on franklinite and zincite. Rare blue-fluorescing (LW) calcite and loads of specks of fluorescing zincite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. It weighs 1 lb. 3.2 oz and is 4.2 x 2.0 x 1.8 inches. $60.00, item #767 (RESERVED 7/12/10)	Unusual amazonite, microcline (just a touch), and calcite from the Mill site Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The amazonite fluoresces pink SW. The microcline fluoresces blue-white SW, and the calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 9.0 oz. and is 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 inches. $35.00, item #833


Amazonite, microcline, willemite, and calcite from the Mill site Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The amazonite fluoresces pink SW. The microcline fluoresces pale blue SW, the willemite fluoresces green SW, and the calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 3.5 oz. and is 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 inches. $40.00, item #834	Crystals of fluorapatite in calcite & willemite from the Passaic pit, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. Fluorapatite fluoresces orange SW, calcite fluoresces red-orange, willemite fluoresces green SW. It weighs 3.8 oz. and is 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.0 inches. $20.00, item #512


Fluorapatite on sphalerite and calcite from the Passaic Pit at the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ. The fluorapatite fluoresces golden yellow-orange SW, calcite fluoresces red-orange SW, & sphalerite fluoresces orange & blue LW. It weighs 5.7 oz. and is 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 inches. $20.00, item #509 (RESERVED 7/12/10)	An unusual combination of hardystonite with fluorapatite, calcite, willemite, and clinohedrite from Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The fluorapatite fluoresces a burnt orange, hardystonite fluoresces blue-purple, clinohedrite fluoresces orange, willemite fluoresces green and the calcite fluoresces red-orange. It weighs 3.1 oz. and is 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.3 inches. $24.00, item #635 (RESERVED 7/12/10)


Large hardystonite with clinohedrite and willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The hardystonite fluoresces purple-blue SW, the willemite fluoresces green SW, and the	clinohedrite fluoresces bright orange SW. It weighs 1 lb. 15.8 oz. and is 6.8 x 2.3 x 2.2 inches. $70.00, item #3760


Large white hardystonite with clinohedrite and willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The hardystonite fluoresces purple-blue SW, the willemite fluoresces green SW, and the clinohedrite fluoresces bright orange SW. It weighs 2 lbs. 9.5 oz. and is 5.3 x 2.8 x 2.5 inches. $100.00, item #3761	Four Color - Large hardystonite with calcite, a touch of clinohedrite, and willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The hardystonite fluoresces purple-blue SW, the willemite fluoresces green SW, the calcite fluoresces red-orange SW, and the clinohedrite fluoresces orange SW. It weighs 4 lbs. 1.5 oz. and is 5.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 inches. $90.00, item #3762


Large piece with clinohedrite, hardystonite, and willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The hardystonite fluoresces purple-blue SW, the willemite fluoresces green SW, and the clinohedrite fluoresces orange SW. It weighs 4 lbs. 3.4 oz. and is 4.8 x 3.7 x 2.5 inches. $100.00, item #3764	Large piece with clinohedrite, hardystonite, and willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The hardystonite fluoresces purple-blue SW, the willemite fluoresces green SW, and the clinohedrite fluoresces orange SW. It weighs 5 lbs. 15.5 oz. and is 5.5 x 3.8 x 3.5 inches. $130.00, item #3765

Clinohedrite, hardystonite, & willemite from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, NJ. The clinohedrite fluoresces bright orange SW, the hardystonite fluoresces purple-blue SW, and the willemite fluoresces green SW. From the Ralph Thomas collection. It weighs 2.7 oz. and is 2.9 x 1.4 x 0.7 inches. $20.00, item #1932 (RESERVED 7/12/10)