Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA - image 1

Hodgkinsonite from Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA

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Two Franklin mine rarities on one small miniature specimen. Larsenite, as straw-yellow acicular microcrystals, occurs on top of pink, glassy, Hodgkinsonite microcrystals lining a small cavity arrowed at one end of the specimen. Franklin mine is the Type Locality for both species. Clinohedrite is also recorded by the previous collector, but a strong vivid green fluorescence indicates that the matrix is most likely Willemite. The previous collector acquired this specimen from Cureton Mineral Co., in Tucson, Arizona in 1983 and that original label , documenting that it came from 400 Level, and from John Albanese (1898-1969), is retained with it.

Product details

SpeciesHodgkinsonite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm
Added on12/02/2024
LocalityUSA, New Jersey, Franklin Mine

Owners

Unknown Owner
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Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$200.00

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Franklin Mine, USA - premier New Jersey locality famed for franklinite, willemite, and zincite; striking black octahedra on calcite with vivid UV fluorescence.