 | | Journal (issue) | | THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 56, No. 2 – Fall 2015...een ye and a Good eart • Mineral pecies Found at Franklin nd densbur , J www.FOMSNJ.org The contents of...SECRETARY TEMA J. HECHT 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 H: 212-749-5817 C: 917-903-4687 thecht@att...201-933-3029 DeniseB111@aol.com Two habits of Franklin bementite in one specimen: as plumose radiating... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Publisher THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. E From |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the Taylor mine and later became part of the Franklin Mineral Museum located on the near left, on the...beyond, almost certainly arises from one of the Franklin furnaces, of which there were several operating...the Franklin Mineral Museum. FRANKLINITE Franklin, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey F...stated, “I propose to [name the new mineral] Franklinite, derived from Franklin, in order to remind us that...memory is venerated equally in Europe as in the new world by all the friends of science and humanity” |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 56, No. 1 – Spring...SECRETARY TEMA J. HECHT 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 H: 212-749-5817 C: 917-903-4687 thecht@att... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Publisher THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. E From... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The 58th Annual Franklin-Sterling Gem & Mineral Show, September 27 and... . . . . 21 over The famed picking table at Franklin, a place many mineral collectors have dreamed |  | | Report (issue) | | Paper 180 THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY BY CHARLES PALACHE UNITED...______________________---_---_.__ The Franklin mining district. _.---.-----_-----_-_--_ General features...in the magnetite deposits. -----Minerals in the Franklin limestone.-----Minerals in the Kittatinny limestone...18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 The Franklin mining district Continued. The ore deposits Continued...Paff« Page PLATE 1. Geologic map of the Franklin mining district, showing principal mineral localities |  | | Journal (issue) | | Geologist The Newsletter of the Geological Society of New Hampshire, Spring Edition –March 2015 – Issue No...volcano erupts with ash clouds, as seen from Karo District on Sumatra island. (Stunt Aditya/AFP/Getty Images)...16:02 - Pyroclastic flows continue to occur, as a new lobe of viscous lava is growing in the summit crater...Csiki - 2nd prize – Troostite (Zn,Mn)2(SiO4), Franklin, NJ Donated by the UNH Earth Science Dept. Russ...rhombohedral mineral, with large crystals, similar to willemite but containing varying amounts of manganese. |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 55, No. 1 – Spring... m G c m N • “Foreign Minerals” at Franklin, ew Jersey • Hardystonite Fro t e esert View Mine, Cali...Cali ornia • Fluores ent rossular Fro Franklin, ew Jersey – pdate www.FOMSNJ.org The contents of The...International License. c I c O S c h T e Franklin- gdensburg Mineralogi al o iety, n . OFFICERS...SECRETARY TEMA J. HECHT 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 H: 212-749-5817 C: 917-903-4687 thecht@att |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Taylor Mine Volume 24 Autumn Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Incorporated...liditor 27th Annual FRANKLIN-STERLING HILL Mineral Show A SPECIAL WORD The Franklin Show continues to...Smithsonian Institution, has become synonymous with Franklin and Sterling Hill, and for good reason. It is...contributing an unprecedented number of mineral species, new to science from these deposits. Since our last issue...trustees, it is our particular pleasure to say, FRANKLIN STERLING-HILL Congratulations! Dr. Dunn. MINERAL |  | | Journal (issue) | | authored numerous papers, including ones announcing new minerals. He was particularly interested in zeolites...on the zeolite subcommittee of the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. But at heart, Bill was...example, the pink-red fluorescence of calcite from Franklin, NJ and from the Medford quarry here in MD is...2+- 7 induced fluorescence of calcite from Franklin is only seen when the manganese level is between...present as an impurity in halite. However, in willemite, the Mn2+ substituting for the Zn2+ ions are surrounded |  | | Catalog/List | | state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 LOT...LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA That the Variscite from Fairfield, Utah forms as... Marquette Iron Range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA Hematite is one of the main ores of Iron mined for |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tetrahedral Coordinated Mn2+; Genthelvite and Willemite Examples Maria Czaja 1, * , Radosław Lisiecki...one was found to be inappropriate. Two studied willemite samples showed that the impurities occur in one...non-equivalent lattice sites positions in the willemite crystal structure was occupied by Mn2+ . The above...Tetrahedral Coordinated Mn2+ ; Genthelvite and Willemite Examples. 1. Introduction Minerals 2021, 11...S and willemite Zn 2 SiO 4 was made. coordination: genthelvite Be3 Zn4 (SiO4 )3 S and willemite Zn2 SiO4 |  | | Journal (issue) | | West 111th Street, New York NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...mines, or mining history of the FranklinOgdensburg, New Jersey area is invited to join the Franklin-Ogdensburg...John Cianciulli, Treasurer FOMS 60 Alpine Road Sussex NJ 07461 www.FOMSNJ.org The contents of The Picking...Bostwick Tema J. Hecht 600 W. 1 llth St., #1 IB New York NY 10025 EDITORIAL BOARD John L. Baum Peter...twice each year, in March and September, by the Franklin- Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS) |  | | Journal (issue) | | NORTHERN EUROPE’S AMBER RUSH Soaring Prices Amidst a Mining Boom By Steve Voynick 56 BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BUYING...Choosing Faceting Material Wisely By Mark Oros 28 WILLEMITE A King’s Zinc Mineral and Fluorescing Beauty By.......16 Bench Tips ..........................18 New Sites of Sapphire Appreciation “Down Under” Club...Community Outlook ............74 A Sneak Peek at A New Column and Series SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Rock &...walk along the Tomorrow River Trail, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. ANTOINETTE RAHN our staff EDITORIAL |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...of the Board Kathleen Guzman Managing Director New York Jim Halperin Ed Beardsley Craig Kissick ...Meteorites, Fossils, Lapidary Art and something a bit new for our department – a group of Scientiic Instruments...Gemstone: Pink Tourmaline - 7.85 Cts. California, USA Pink Tourmaline is one of the most popular and recognizable...mine; Harris mine) Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co. Utah, USA This exceptionally rare stone is a stunning cushion |  | | Book | | Fluorescent Minerals Manuel Robbins oy oar VAN NOSTRAND NEW YORK CINCINNATI REINHOLD COMPANY TORONTO LONDON...Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 135 West 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 10020 Van Nostrand Reinhold 480 Latrobe...manufacturers have recently responded by the introduction of new ultraviolet equipment with major improvements in...minerals developed. I have been a collector of Franklin minerals and, of course, I gathered as many of...of the fabulous fluorescent minerals of Franklin as could be obtained. Then, slowly at first, I began | | | Book | | Copyright i&l 1983 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Van Nostrand Reinhold...manufacturers have recently responded by the introduction of new ultraviolet equipment with major improvements in...minerals developed. I have been a collector of Franklin minerals and, of course, I gathered as many of...of the fabulous fluorescent minerals of Franklin as could be obtained. Then, slowly at first, I began...Totten of the Governeur Talc Company at Balmat, New York, and C. MacDonald Grout and Bill Lorraine, geologists |  | | Catalog/List | | Europe (Finland, the Czech Republic) as well as New Zealand. At one time it was thought to have up to...Master of the 301-ton whaling ship Balaena out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The tooth is believed to... 49119 FLUORESCENT WILLEMITE AND CALCITE Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey Willemite with calcite...the famed Franklin mining district of New Jersey, the only place in the world where willemite, as well...enough under normal lighting conditions, the willemite bursts into brilliant life under short-wave ultraviolet |  | | Book | | ywltn. ! x Lakeis / 2 feipDenviilcJ* ^^^OQIll ^ Jersey ■ CAty i E0 *«• NATURE’S HIDDEN RAINBOWS NATURE’S...HIDDEN RAINBOWS The Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin, New Jersey : [i by the writer of “Collecting Fluorescent...15, 16,17,18, 19 and 32. Ralph Walters of Franklin, New Jersey, Numbers 4, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29...occurred at Franklin. Among them are, declara tion by the State of New Jersey that Franklin is the “Fluorescent...Mineral Capital of the World,” expansion of the Franklin Mineral Museum, opening of the “dump” around the |  | | Book (edition) | | Oman AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO •...OX5 1 GB, UK 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA Copyright © 2015, 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved...practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding...compilation of this second edition. Many of the new samples had to be prepared as polished sections,...Descriptions section has been expanded by some 70 new minerals, now adding up to a total of 502 species |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 55, No. 2 – Fall 2014...Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS...SECRETARY TEMA J. HECHT 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 H: 212-749-5817 C: 917-903-4687 thecht@att...Coarse-grained pink leucophoenicite and green willemite in a vein 0.8 inch (2.2 cm) thick cutting granular...The specimen, no. 5024 in the collection of the Franklin Mineral Museum, measures 5.5 × 2.8 × 0.8 inches |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many fortunes have...illustrated the first time around, and some that are new acquisitions. Together the two Texas supplements...ofLeadville, Colorado. Eventually rnoving on through New Mexico and Arizona as a prospector, he leamed some...an avid rnineral collector before moving back to New York in 1885 and becoming one of the city's first...closing years of the 19th century the famous New Jersey mineralogist William E. Hidden came out to Barringer |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | whole was imperfect. Recently, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names of the International Mineralogical...varieties are found at the Harding mine, Taos County, New Mexico (Jahns and Ewing 1977). Fuchsite is a...forms huge crystals. At Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal district, Russia, it forms large, dark red-brown (but surprisingly...and fluorite. A classic association from El Paso County, Colorado, is well-crystallized zinnwaldite with...the 50:50 composition. The Morefield mine, Amelia County, Virginia, has produced many excellent large crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Resende Minerals of the Buckwheat Dolomote, Franklin, New Jersey....................183 by T. A. Peters,...Campbell and P. B. Leavens Pyrobelonite from Franklin, New Jersey................................................................................169 What’s New in Minerals? by W. E. W ils o n ...................from Mexico in this issue for informa tion on the new Mexican ludlamites. GUEST E H K R IA L Unethical |  | | Catalog/List | | Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207...17656. LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207...coarse octahedrite - IAB-MG Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona Approximately 45,000 years ago, this Meteorite...lay under the base of the crater. After filing a mining claim, commencing a fruitless drilling operation...Octahedrite; Shocked and Recrystallized Clackamas County, Oregon, USA - (45° 22’N, 122° 35’W) This partial slice |  | | Book | | Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario...destroyed in these changing conditions. In the process, new minerals and rocks are formed. RIGHT: Malachite...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS |  | | Catalog/List | | state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...Collection LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...View lots & auction results online at HA.com/5141 NEW! 360o Video Available On-Line at HA.com/5141 Look...Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans for the area of Scotland beyond |
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Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA