| 32858: Gypsum variety Selenite,
Franklinite and Calcite - $40 Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey Cabinet - 11.8 x 7.4 x 5.0 cm 451 grams Fluorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A large and surprisingly heavy chunk of
selenite gypsum with abundant inclusions of highly
magnetic franklinite crystals to a few mm in size. The
presence of minor calcite is revealed under shortwave UV
(and less brilliantly under longwave UV - blacklight),
causing it to glow a bright orange. Accompanied by a Franklin Mineral Museum label.
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