Pink Bustamite

Pink Bustamite from Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Zinc-rich pink Bustamite that fluoresces under UV illumination. This was misidentified at the time by Manley, a common error for the time. (Wollastonite was not identified at Franklin until the 1940s.) Ex. John A. Manley ca. 1890s.

Locality

Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey

Dimensions

7 x 4 x 4 cm.


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