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Fluorescent Minerals of the United States

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Possibly the most interesting and consistently fluorescing sphalerites are found at Franklin, New Jersey, and the Sterling mine at Ogdensburg, New Jersey. These sphalerites occur as resinous blebs or masses, colored gray, yellow-gray, tan, or pink-tan in ordinary light. In contrast to most of the other numerous and famous fluorescent minerals from these two mines, sphalerite fluoresces best under long wave ultraviolet. Material from Franklin usually fluoresces bright, clear orange with an enduring orange phosphorescence. The fluorescent response of the material from Ogdensburg is more varied. It may be an orange with a slight brown tone, pink-orange, brick red, or orange-yellow. Frequently, the phosphorescence is of the same color. This sphalerite is found with dark green fluorescing willemite, or pink or red fluorescing calcite, and occasionally with a violet fluorescing calcite, all under long wave. Such combinations are extremely attractive.

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