Specimen #2029

Name: Fluorescent Wollastonite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? Y

Size: 7.6 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm

Weight: 398

Acquired: 2010-07-12

Source: Ebay: gsandup

Label: N

Comment: Wollastonite fluorescent mineral from Sterling Hill Mine, near Franklin, NJ. A small hand-sized specimen of wollastonite in calcite, with grains of diopside. Fluoresces yellow in short wave UV light.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃) Diopside (CaMgSi₂O₆) Wollastonite

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Fluorescent Wollastonite, Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, N