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Anatase : TiO2, Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA A great rarity at Franklin,NJ is Anatase. Rutile and Brookite are common compared to Anatase. I collected this on the Buckwheat Dump from a Dolomite boulder. The blue, transparent, Anatase crystal is 1mm in a 1.5cm Dolomite crystal pocket. It is not my greatest picture being at the very back of a pocket. |
| Photo ID: 260124 View Count: 9 | |
Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA 1.5 mm andradite crystal in calcite. P. Cristofono specimen and photo, collected on the Buckwheat dump in 2007. |
| © 2007 Peter Cristofono | Photo ID: 133185 View Count: 99 |
Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3, Calcite : CaCO3 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA A single crystal of dark-brown andradite garnet, in a matrix of white calcite and massive andradite. The crystal is in the form of a simple dodecahedron, and is relatively large (1 cm) and very well-formed. The overall size of the specimen is 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm and was self-collected: proof positive that the old Buckwheat Dump can still deliver the ... |
| © Bruce T. Mitchell | Photo ID: 170968 View Count: 93 |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA A large specimen of apatite, chlorophane, willemite, and fluorite. apatite - fluoresces orange chlorophane - fluoresces bright blue-green and has a long phosphorescence willemite - fluoresces green fluorite - fluoresces weak blue Self collected 2009 on the Buckwheat dump. Overall specimen size 15x15x8 cm. Photographed under 4 watt SW UV lamp. |
| © AK2009 | Photo ID: 259847 View Count: 13 |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Brookite - a 1 mm striated crystal perched on a 3.5 x 2.5 cm dolomite matrix. Collected by C. O'Neill on 11.25.05 at the Buckwheat Dump. |
| © Christopher O'Neill | Photo ID: 155734 View Count: 103 |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA FOV 1.4 x 1.9 mm. Modris B. coll (via John Cianciulli). Probably from the 1960s. A good example of the elusive Buckwheat brookite. Stereo child photo. |
| Photo ID: 181283 View Count: 79 | |
Calcite : CaCO3, Franklinite : Zn2+Fe3+2O4 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Left: White massive calcite with black franklinite. Subject is 8 cm wide. Right: Same specimen in SW ultraviolet light showing the bright red fluorescence of the calcite. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Field-collected from the Buckwheat dump in 2001. |
| © 2006 Peter Cristofono | Photo ID: 50789 View Count: 204 |
Calcite : CaCO3 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Left: Light orange calcite, 4.5 cm across. Right: Same specimen fluoresces deep orange-red in SW ultraviolet light. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Field-collected 2001. |
| © 2006 Peter Cristofono | Photo ID: 50899 View Count: 194 |
Calcite : CaCO3 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Here is a very nice "fillet" of salmon calcite, found on the Buckwheat Dump, with an attractive red-orange color. The size of the specimen is 9.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm. |
| © Bruce T. Mitchell | Photo ID: 208150 View Count: 31 |
Calcite : CaCO3, Franklinite : Zn2+Fe3+2O4 | |
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Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA This is a specimen of "salmon" calcite, although the actual color is more of a light coral-pink, with the added attraction of having two or three small but well-formed franklinite crystals attached. From the Buckwheat Dump. The overall size of the specimen is 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm. |
| © Bruce T. Mitchell | Photo ID: 229537 View Count: 18 |
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