Minerals Species:  MARGAROSANITE, WOLLASTONITE, MINEHILLITE & WILLEMITE

Location of Mineral Deposit:   FRANKLIN MINEHILLITE ASSEMBLAGE, FRANKLIN, SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

Description:  This nice specimens matrix contains Margarosanite that Fluoresces a Sky Blue with touches of pink under a Shortwave Ultraviolet Light and Red under the Midwave Ultraviolet Light. The Minehillite Fluroesces Blue / Pale Blue under both Shortwave and Midwave Ultraviolet Light while the Fibrous Wollastonite Fluoresces Orange under the Shortwave Ultraviolet Light and is Phosphorescent along with the Willemite that Fluoresces a Bright Green color under the Shortwave Ultraviolet Light and is also Phosphorescent.

For more information on this specimen, check out pages 48 & 60-75 in an outstanding book called "Collecting FLUORESCENT MINERALS"    by Stuart Schneider 2004 edition.

   For more information on this specimen, check out pages 42-43, 46, 49, 61 & 64 in an outstanding book called  "The World of FLUORESCENT MINERALS"  by Stuart Schneider 2006 edition.

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Minerals Species:   FELDSPAR, XONOTLITE, PREHNITE & MARGAROSANITE   

Location of Mineral Deposit:   FRANKLIN MINES, FRANKLIN, SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

Description: These specimens contain in their matrix from the Franklin area Feldspar that Fluoresces a Velvet Red color under a Shortwave Ultra Violet Light, Prehnite that Fluoresces a Peach color under the Shortwave Ultra Violet Light, Xonotlite Fluoresces a Violet color under a Shortwave Ultra Violet Light and the Margarosanite Fluoresces a Pale or Sky Blue color also under a Shortwave Ultra Violet Light.

For more information on this specimen, check out pages 80-82 in an outstanding book called "Collecting FLUORESCENT MINERALS"    by Stuart Schneider 2004 edition.

   For more information on this specimen, check out pages 31-32 & 48-52 in an outstanding book called  "The World of FLUORESCENT MINERALS"  by Stuart Schneider 2006 edition.

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