GLOWING Phosphorescent Calcite, Willemite & Franklinite Trio from Sterling Hill, NJ📏 Size: 7 in (17.8 cm)
⚖️ Weight: 4 lb (1,814 g)
📍 Locality: Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA📦 Combine & Save!
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In daylight, this large Sterling Hill specimen shows the locality's classic ore texture: a pale calcite matrix densely studded with rounded black franklinite grains and scattered tan willemite, giving the whole face a granular salt-and-pepper character.Under shortwave, the specimen lights up in a dense mosaic of brilliant electric green willemite grains packed across a field of vivid red-orange calcite, with the black franklinite holding its own as dark relief between them. Under longwave the calcite deepens toward pink-red while the willemite holds a bright yellow-green, shifting the balance noticeably between wavelengths. This piece is also strongly phosphorescent, with the willemite continuing to glow green for a sustained afterglow once the shortwave lamp is switched off. At seven inches and a full four pounds, this is a large cabinet-grade display specimen with fluorescent coverage running across multiple faces.⸻🌍 Composition
• Willemite — Zn₂SiO₄ — brilliant electric green under SW UV, bright yellow-green under LW UV, strongly phosphorescent after SW exposure
• Calcite — CaCO₃ — vivid red-orange under SW UV, deep pink-red under LW UV
• Franklinite — ZnFe₂O₄ — non-fluorescent at both wavelengths, black grains providing contrast
• Natural, untreated specimen from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ⸻✨ Features
• Strong phosphorescent afterglow from the willemite once the SW lamp is turned off
• Dense mosaic of electric green willemite grains across vivid red-orange calcite under SW UV
• Heavy franklinite content creating sharp black relief against the glowing minerals
• Dual-wavelength response, activating strongly under both LW and SW
• Fluorescent coverage across multiple faces, not just one display side
• Large cabinet-grade size at 7 in and a full 4 lb
• Sourced from the historic Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ, one of the world's most famous fluorescent mineral localities⸻🔦 Fluorescence
• LW UV (Lumenbeast 365nm): calcite deep pink-red; willemite bright yellow-green; franklinite non-fluorescent
• SW UV (Stimac Engineering 255nm): willemite brilliant electric green; calcite vivid red-orange; franklinite non-fluorescent
• Phosphorescence: strong green willemite afterglow following SW UV exposure⸻📸 Photography Notes
Photos taken under natural lighting and UV illumination. No color enhancement or saturation adjustments — appearance shown exactly as observed.⸻📦 Shipping & Guarantee
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