Zincite Big Afterglow Willemite Franklinite Calcite Fluorescent Sterling Hill NJ

Description

Premium specimen with
prominent formation of brick red Zincite, veins and grains of Big Afterglow
Willemite (SW/UV green), Franklinite crystals, and Calcite (SW/UV red).
The bright red Zincite makes this a nice white light specimen as well as a pretty SW/UV piece.  The Willemite in this piece does exhibit very bright and long lasting "Afterglow".
This specimen was collected by a former Sterling Hill miner and was probably one of the fabled "Lunch Box" specimens.  Miners were permitted to bring home specimens for their collections as long as the could be carried out of the mine in their lunchbox.
From the Sterling Hill Zinc Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Large cabinet sized specimen - 4.4 X 3.3
X 2.0 inches
Weight -
1 lb 8.0 oz
* All specimens come with a complete identification label.
Must be viewed with a short wave ( 254 nm ) ultraviolet lamp.
Pictures taken with a 12 MP camera and a 9 watt Way Too Cool short wave UV lamp.
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