Bryan Davis' Photo Gallery

TP9-V29Heulandite Subgroup (Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂]· nH₂O , Quartz SiO₂ , Babingtonite Ca₂(Fe,Mn)FeSi₅O₁₄(OH) , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 3.3 inches x 2 inches x 2 inches
Field of View: 4.3 inches

Green included Heulandites with Quartz, Babingtonite, and Albite from Prospect Park Quarry in New Jersey.

TVG-4FTQuartz SiO₂ , Willemite Zn₂SiO₄ , Franklinite Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 2.4 inches x 1.8 inches x 0.55 inches
Field of View: 3.1 inches
Weight: .11 lb

Unusual combination of quartz crystals with willemite and franklinite from the Franklin Mine in Franklin, New Jersey.

Quartz - top left, non-fluorescent
Willemite - fluorescent green under SW-UV
Franklinite - black, non-fluorescent

VXV-X82Fluorite CaF₂ , Calcite CaCO₃ , Willemite Zn₂SiO₄ , Sphalerite ZnS

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 2.25 inches x 1.4 inches x 1.2 inches
Field of View: 2.6 inches
Weight: .14 lb

Crude purple Fluorite crystals in fluorescent Calcite (orange) and Willemite (green) from the Franklin Mine in Franklin, New Jersey

This one is an oddball from my collection. I have not previously seen purple Fluorite crystals on the same specimen as fluorescent Calcite and Willemite. The fluorite does not fluoresce. As I type this, I just realized there are also sphalerite veins running through the piece, visible in long wave UV. I will have to add another photo of the specimen in the future.

5KU-8YEHemimorphite Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 3.8 inches x 2.8 inches x 1.3 inches
Field of View: 4.1 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 9 mm
Weight: .35 lb

Hemimorphite from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey.

F7R-LN6Hemimorphite Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 2.25 inches x 1.9 inches x 1 inches
Field of View: 2.6 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 21 mm
Weight: .17 lb

Crystalized Hemimorphite var. "Maggot-Ore" from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. Ex. N. A. Wintringham Collection.

PVP-YCYRhodonite CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 2.7 inches x 1.85 inches x 1.5 inches
Field of View: 3.0 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 4.7 cm

Partially complete Rhodonite crystal in Calcite with Franklinite from Franklin, New Jersey.

0HN-A3AHemimorphite Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 5.2 inches x 4.6 inches x 2.7 inches
Field of View: 6.1 inches
Weight: 2.88 lb

Crystalized Hemimorphite var. "Maggot-Ore" from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey.

JTK-0GVCalcite CaCO₃ , Quartz SiO₂

Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 5.75 inches x 3 inches x 3.7 inches
Field of View: 6.0 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 9 mm

Color zoned Calcites with Quartz and Heulandite from Prospect Park Quarry in New Jersey.

GWF-29WAlmandine Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Garnet Ledge, Wrangell City and Bourough, Alaska, USA

Dimensions: 3.15 inches x 1.75 inches x .8 inches
Field of View: 3.2 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 1.6 cm

Almandine (Garnet) from Wrangell Island, Alaska

Y5L-881Prehnite Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions: 4.5 inches x 3.25 inches x 2 inches
Field of View: 5.5 inches
Largest Crystal Size: 1.5 inches

Thick Prehnite epimorphs after Anhydrite from the Lower New Street quarry in Paterson, New Jersey. Ex. Vince Rizzo collection.