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Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
22.1 mm x 10.3 mm x 10.0 mm
$75
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This is a well-formed doubly terminated crystal
from a rare locale! The only one I have, or have ever had from Rossie. Not much else to say about it.
Just check out those great terminations! For a zircon collector, you may want to add this one to your collection ASAP!
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Frankin Mine, Frankin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
11.3 mm x 7.8 mm x 5.1 mm
$65
SOLD
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This may be a smaller specimen, but if you want
a representative sample of this much sought after Franklin mineral, then this is a great deal! The nodule of roeblingite
fluoresces reddish under SW UV. A hard-to-find species, well worth the investment!
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
45.7mm x 32.0mm
x 12.8mm
$350
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Wow, what a beauty of a zincite miniature. This is a great specimen
with it's nice mix of colors (in daylight), with the orange-red zincite contrasting on the grayish-white matrix.
A little calcite and franklinite is scattered about. The zincite crystals are slender for the most part, but there are
crystals, and partial crystals. You can look at this specimen for an hour straight and still find neat little
features you didn't notice before! Very rare to find such well-exposed crystals.
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Dekalb, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
43.1 x 32.1 x 21.7mm / 232.7 cts
$550
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I believe this was found on the Calvin Mitchell farm, which maybe has
a new name now, but the "Dekalb" location is enough to know what we are looking at here. This is a marvelous,
large crystal for the locale ... I have seen only one other of this size, and it sold for almost $1,000. The crystal
has spectacular form, great striations, internal gemminess (especially at the tip), and the termination is so neat -- hundreds
of tiny parallel surfaces, with some clay still inside. I cleaned this specimen up quite a bit with a high pressure
water gun for a while and got it pretty clean, though you could still go at it for a few more hours. Usually the crystals
from this locale are about 1/3 the size or less. This is choice!
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Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
54.4 x 29.2 x 28.1mm
$380 SOLD
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A large, prismatic, doubly terminate willemite with amazing provenance.
This specimen has an original Frederick Canfield label glued to the back ... meaning the specimen was collected in the 1870's
to 1880's! This is a piece of history right here! Mr. Canfield was born in 1849, and passed away in 1926.
He is a well-known and very respected collector of Franklin minerals, and this specimen is proof that he had an eye for the
unusual. Not only is the crystal huge, but it is doubly terminated, though showing some damage at the terminations ...
but given the provenance of the piece, one cannot complain. The crystal fluoresces green in patches under SW UV, as
you would expect from willemite. Sorry I don't have a picture of that, but I assure you I have tested the piece
in the past. Franklin collectors, label collectors, wherever you are, come and get it!
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Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
59.3 x 49.5 x 36.2mm
$450
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A choice former Conklin specimen, this is one heck of a hodgkinsonite
specimen! I say that because, even when you can find a hodgkinsonite (they are quite rare), not often do you see such
great color or crystallization. This specimen has several vugs with nice sharp crystals to 6mm, and partial crystals
that are even bigger, showing superb lavender color and nice luster (see the close-ups). All on a nice contrasting matrix
of massive franklinite with some calcite. And it can be displayed in several ways, depening on which angle or "vug"
you like the best! This is another one of those pieces that you will like to explore in detail.
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ZZA Pierrepont Zinc Mine, Pierrepont, NY, USA
56.5 x 49.4 x 50.2mm
$345
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The sphalerite from this locale is perhaps the
most beautiful of its kind in all the world! Perhaps its due to the glowing golden color, or maybe the way the crystals
look on the contrasting hematite matrix. Maybe a bit of both. In any case, this is a great specimen for the location,
showing sharp, pure gem crystals to 7mm. There is minor pyrite and quartz as well. This is a hefty specimen that
looks great on display (speaking from experience here)! My pics tended to make the crystals are darker, browner color,
but in person they are a golden yellow! A killer piece!
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Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
29.1 x 22.5 x 12.2mm
$65
SOLD
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Another piece of the rare mineral, hodgkinsonite!
This specimen consists of a nodule of massive deep purple-pink hodgekinsonite in a franklinite matrix. No crystals this
time, but a very nice specimen for the color and contrast. This is a very cute thumbnail for the price.
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Tilly Foster mine, Brewster, Putnam Co., New York, USA
74.5 x 42.1 x 55.7mm
$160
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Now this specimen came from Ed Swoboda, it was collected ... well, not
sure how long ago, but from the provenance it is probably pretty old. Bryan Swoboda cleaned it and trimmed it a bit,
and it could use a little more etching of some calcite maybe to expose more chondrodite. But as it is, this is a very
nice, cabinet size specimen from a famous locale, showing deep orange-cinnamon colored crystals of chondrodite, and beautiful
deep green books of clinochlore. My pics don't do it justice! A famous locale, great piece with great history!
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
34.7 x 23.3
x 30.0mm
$120
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The most famous Franklin mineral of them all ... Franklinite!
This is a nice piece for its crystal size and displayability. It consists of two well-formed large franklinite crystals
to 23mm wide, in perfect parallel growth, and a smidgen of calcite matrix. Some damage on the backside and edges, but
still very nice, and looks great mounted to an acrylic base!
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Augite (var. Jeffersonite)
#AUG0001 Passaic Pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey,
USA
104.8 x 71.7 x 80.5mm
$200
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This mineral does not have color or luster going
for it, but it has size and form that will knock your socks off! Jeffersonite, as it is called from this locale, tends
to form in these sharp prismatic crystals. This happens to be a pretty large specimen, with equally large crystals,
and just stands up perfectly on its own. If you are a Franklin collector, this is a "must-have" specimen!
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185th Street at the Harlem River, New York City, Manhattan Island, NY, USA
33.7 x 25.7 x 24.5mm
$170
SOLD
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Stop the train! We gotta get out and take a look at this,
a site to behold! Some of you may already know about this small find of xenotime from New York City. If you have
never heard of it, it's a short story ... when the old Harlem Speedway was under construction, all sorts of neat species
were found in the Manhattan bedrock and soil! A few crystals of xenotime were unearthed, and while they do appear on
the market from time to time, they are quite rare. This specimen has one main 6mm crystal well exposed on the tip of
matrix, with a smaller partial crystal as well. A New York City xenotime, who would have "thunk" it?
This specimen also has a great provenance, ex. John Manley historic label, from around the early 1890's! You like
apples? I got a NYC xenotime! How 'ya like 'dem apples?
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
61.8 x 35.1
x 24.8mm
$575
SOLD
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This is one specimen which I thought about holding on to for a little
longer! It is a nice cabinet sized specimen, with tremendous coverage of crystallized zincite, both partial, and complete
crystals on the display side, and minor amounts of hodgkinsonite, hetaerolite, and chlorophoenicite. A bit different
that the other two zincites in this update. The close ups show the hexagonal nature of some crystals. This is
my best zincite for sure, and has nice provenance. It was once in the personal collection of Richard Kosnar. Just
look at the pics ... this should be an easy choice to make if you want a nice crystallized zincite!
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Willemite and Franklinite
#WLM0001 Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
42.6 x 30.7
x 23.0mm
$225
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This is a lovely, well trimmed miniature consisting
of two highly fluorescent, doubly terminated crystals of willemite with perfectly formed all-around octahedrons of jet black
franklinite, perched on white calcite matrix that fluoresces red. But this specimen is best appreciated with the light
on! A very nice representation of these two classic Franklin species!
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Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
53.9 x 38.3 x 21.8mm
$60
SOLD
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Simple yet effective! That's what I
call this specimen. A single 27mm rhodonite crystal is embedded in a matrix of pure white calcite. The rhodonite
is about half complete, but the part that is terminated is very sharp, and the crystal has gorgeous raspberry-pink color,
with translucence near the surface. A good specimen for the price.
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Trotter Mine (Lehigh Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
50.3 x 30.3 x
23.2mm
$90
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Now here is an odd one. A nickel mineral
from Franklin! I have never seen another specimen of this mineral for sale, and it's definitely unique. It
consists of what could be best described as a "coating" of green pimelite on a matrix of quartz, franklinite, and
other "unknowns." And it's nice that for a rare mineral, it's NOT a mico or TN. Very interesting!
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Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
76.9 x 59.8 x 48.8mm
$125
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This is a nice cabinet sized piece of rhodonite on calcite, with many
larger blocky, well-formed crystals to over 4cm in size! The color is a lighter pink that the specimen above, with some
crystals that possess a coating of what could be an iron oxide of sorts. I have not attempted to remove it, as I judge
the specimen more on its size and form. If you've been looking for a representative cabinet sized rhodonite from
Franklin, then this is a great way to start the day!
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
45.6 x 39.3
x 36.7mm
$65
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Another neat franklinite specimen, here we have
several octahedrons to 11mm in a calcite matrix, with numerous partial crystals scattered about. A nice specimen that
won't break the bank!
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Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
28.8 x 13.3 x 8.0mm
$70
SOLD
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The last of the "hodgies" that I have
to offer, this is basically a massive piece of hodgkinsonite, translucent, with super lavender color. There is minor
black franklinite matrix attached. A very attractive thumbnail!
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Limecrest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
55.2 x 48.0 x 16.5mm
$250
SOLD
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Some would call it chondrodite, but after doing some research into this,
the crystals from Sparta are recognized as norbergite. The crystal has super lemon-butterscotch color, fantastic form,
and respectable size for such a complete crystal (about 1 cm). It is perched perfectly atop a marble-like white matrix.
The crystal shows yellow fluorescence under SW UV. You will not easily find another Sparta norbergite specimen
of this quality, with such perfect form and color!
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
54.4 x 30.5
x 8.9mm
$245
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The last of my zincites, this is another super
specimen, with many long slender crystals and partial crystals. The close-ups show some of the great color and crystallization.
The matrix contains a fibrous mineral, I'm not sure what it is. I have not tested this specimen for fluorescence
since I got it at the Springfield show last year (when they had a giant SW tent-like tunnel filled with fluorescent mineral
displays). But regardless, this is a zincite specimen more than anything else, and a very good one at that!
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