37004: Zincite, Franklinite, and Willemite
on Slickenside - $30 Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey Cabinet - 9.9 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm 592 grams Fluorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order A rather standard sample of northern
New Jersey zinc ore, with abundant black franklinite
crystals and red-brown zincite in a massive calcite
matrix. This specimen is a bit different as two faces bear
drag or friction marks (slickenside). Wikipedia defines
this as "a smoothly polished surface caused by frictional
movement between rocks along a fault. This surface is
typically striated with linear features..." The specimen
also displays fluorescence typical of this material: under
longwave UV the calcite glows a dull red and the willemite
is bright green. Under shortwave UV (shown in the photos)
these colors are much more brilliant. Curiously, the
fluorescence is muted or even completely gone along the
slickenside faces. Self standing.
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