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Hall of Fame Specimens
(Gone but not forgotten)
(All UV photos are
taken under shortwave UV lamps, unless stated otherwise; SW= shortwave, LW=longwave,
WL=white light;
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FLUORESCENT SPECIMENS:
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HARDY02 - Hardystonite, Clinohedrite, Calcite, Willemite (fl-SW) - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 9 lbs. 1 oz., 8 1/2 X 6 1/2 X 4 in.
An absolutely spectacular huge mix of all the best of Franklin - a centerpiece for any collection!
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ESPER01 - Esperite, Willemite, Hardystonite, Calcite (fl-SW), Franklinite - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 4 lbs. 14 oz., 6 X 4 X 3 in.
Massive 4-color specimen of Esperite in Franklinite with Willemite, Calcite, and Hardystonite - Incredible!
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HARDY01 - Hardystonite, Willemite, Calcite, Clinohedrite (fl-SW) - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 9 lbs. 5 oz., 9 X 5 X 4 1/2 in.
A huge, massive chunk of Hardystonite, with exciting splashes of color from Calcite, Willemite, and Clinohedrite - Wow!
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ESPER03 - Esperite, Willemite, Calcite (fl-SW) - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 2 lbs. 2 oz., 4 X 3 X 2 3/4 in.
An exciting melange of Esperite, Willemite, Calcite, Hardystonite, and Franklinite - extremely colorful!
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BHARD02 - Hardystonite, Clinohedrite, Calcite, Willemite (fl-SW) - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 6 lbs. 8 oz., 6 1/4 X 5 X 5 in.
An exciting mix of at least 8 minerals (4 fluorescent) brought out by John Yanvari in the 1950's - the colors that made Franklin famous!
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AZFL01 - Calcite, Willemite, Fluorite, Aragonite (fl-SW) - Purple Passion Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona - 8 lbs. 7 oz., 9 X 7 X 4 1/2 in.
A spectacular melange of 4 fluorescent minerals (possibly more) - very colorful!
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BHARD14 - Hardystonite, Clinohedrite, Willemite, Calcite (fl-SW) - Franklin, New Jersey - ~16 lbs., 11 X 8 X 5 1/2 in.
An exceptional huge 4-color Hardystonite specimen, with enough Clinohedrite, Willemite, and Calcite to make it sizzle - a centerpiece for any fluorescent display
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SHCALBAR01 - Calcite, Fluorite (fl-SW) - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ - ~15 lbs., 10 X 9 X 4 in.
A huge, very rare piece of Sterling Hill history - Calcite sprinkled liberally with Fluorite, and showing the remains of two large "blowback" drill holes |
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BHARD01 - Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite (fl-SW), Franklinite - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 5 lbs., 6 X 5 X 3 in.
A gorgeous Parker Shaft specimen brought out in the 1950's by Franklin miner John Yanvari
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FMHARD01 - Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite, Calcite (fl/SW), Franklinite - 6 lbs. 3 oz., 7 X 5 1/2 X 4 in.
Simply an amazing 4-color Franklin rarity, with all four fluorescents well-distributed on the the display face....
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BNAGL03 - Agrellite, Albite, Calcite (fl-S/W), Eudialite - Kipawa Complex, Quebec, Canada - 12 lbs. 8 oz., 8 1/2 X 6 X 6 in.
This is simply the most colorful large Agrellite combo specimen I've ever seen (from the collection of Gerry McLoughlin) - plenty of Eudialite for white-light interest...
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CALARAG01 - Aragonite (fl-LW/SW) - San Luis Obispo County, CA - 5 lbs. 7 oz., 7 X 5 3/4 X 5 in.
Spectacular under white light or any UV wavelength, the crystals are sharp and mostly undamaged... |
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WHITE LIGHT SPECIMENS:
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Barite, Fluorite, Calcite on Sphalerite(ELM13) - Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee - 5 lbs. 11 oz., 8 1/2 X 5 X 2 3/4 in.
Purple Fluorite xls., golden Calcite xl., "popcorn" Barite nodules, on massive and crystaline Sphalerite
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Calcite, Strontianite on Sphalerite (ELM16) - Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee - 1 lb., 4 X 4 X 1 3/4 in.
Large golden double-terminated Calcite xl. (3 1/2 in.) w/ Strontianite on Sphalerite
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Calcite, Strontianite on Sphalerite (ELM05) - Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee - 12 oz., 3 1/2 X 2 X 2 1/2 in.
Golden scalenohedral Calcite xl. (1 1/2 in.) with Strontianite on Ruby Sphalerite
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Barite, Calcite on Galena (ELM09) - Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee - 1 lb. 7 oz., 3 1/2 X 2 1/4 X 2 in.
Barite "popcorn" nodule on Galena xls., w/ Calcite xl. & minor Fluorite
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Fluorite on Sphalerite (ELM15) - Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee - 4 lbs. 3 oz., 6 1/2 X 5 X 3 in.
Fluorite crystals to 1 1/4 in. on Sphalerite |
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Sphalerite crystal on Dolomite (ELM01) - Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee - 2 lbs. 8 oz., 9 X 6 1/2 X 2 1/2 in.
A lacy plate of Dolomite crystals, studded with a few small golden Calcites and one huge (1 in.+) well-formed Sphalerite crystal
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MARCAS01-Marcasite xls. - Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Iron Cty., Missouri - 3 lbs. 3 oz., 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 3 in.
An incredible specimen of very sharp Marcasite crystals growing in nooks and crannies throughout |
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BIGGAL01-Galena, Pyrite, Dolomite - Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Cty., Missouri - 5 lbs., 6 X 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 in.
An unusual and attractive large Galena crystal cluster, with unique growth into a crevice "soldering" two pieces of matrix together
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CIRSTRONT01 - Strontianite - Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois - 1 lb. 4 oz., 5 X 3 1/2 X 1 1/2 in.
A snow-white bed of sharp Strontianite crystals, from the Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock
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MGROG02 - Fluorite xls. (fl-LW/SW) - 2 lbs., 14 oz., 5 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 3 1/4 in.
Just a great aesthetic cabinet specimen, gorgeous in both white light and UV...
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JSBD09 - Apophyllite, Stilbite on Basalt - Jalgoan Dist., Maharashtra, India - 9 lbs., 15 X 11 X2 1/2 in.
A huge sparkling plate of Apophyllite crystals, sprinkled here and there with salmon-colored Stilbites... |
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Items pictured above are a few of the specimens which have passed through this website; all are now in the collections of my
trading partners or customers. I only have about 1500 left, and will put many of them up for
sale or trade on this website (or eBay) as I get time (and can bear to part with them).....!
Jim Simpson (tigerowner@gmail.com)
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