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PhotosCharlesite? Franklin NJ

18th May 2012 17:24 UTCModris Baum 🌟 Expert

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Franklin experts - any ideas?


Thanks - Modris

23rd May 2012 02:06 UTCPeter Chin Expert

Charlesite is fluorescent and so is Clinohedrite, although not all clinohedrite is fluorescent. Matrix looks like axinite? I can't see the hexagonal symmetry but that is probably do to my eyes and the photo so I lean towards clinohedrite and quite possibly datolite. Put a UV lamp on it.


Peter

23rd May 2012 02:19 UTCModris Baum 🌟 Expert

Hi Peter,


Well - I did try UV. That's how I knew it wasn't willemite (of which there are a few rather strangely shaped "xls" in this material). But I didn't see any response at all - neither orange clinohedrite nor blue charlesite nor cream from a gypsum coating. But I concluded that the thing was just too small to tell (except for no willemite of course).


Anyway - thanks for the input. It's nothing important - just trying to empty out my UK boxes.


Modris

23rd May 2012 04:10 UTCPeter Chin Expert

Take a look at Fig 140 of Palache. Datolite?

23rd May 2012 04:28 UTCModris Baum 🌟 Expert

Hi Peter,


Well - Fig 140 is a pretty complex crystal so you'd have to simplify it to match this guy.


But the main problem I have in thinking datolite is that (in my experience) the datolite xls in this environment are very glassy and nearly transparent. The one charlesite that I do have (a much larger xl that was kindly glued next to a clinohedrite by one of the previous owners) is opaque. Of course that's probably due to the gypsum coating.


Anyway - don't knock yourself out. It's not that important. But maybe I'll take a crack at exposing the xl better. What have I got to lose?


Modris

23rd May 2012 11:37 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.

My impression is that it is a datolite.


Chet

23rd May 2012 16:47 UTCModris Baum 🌟 Expert

Chet & Peter


OK. I'm being convinced. If you simplify Fig 140 it does resemble my xl.


I don't think I'm going to post it as datolite - it's not exactly a good example! But I think I can take one more thing out of the UK boxes.


Thanks - Modrisd
 
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