A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Franklinite, zincite, calamine and galena |
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| Description | This sample displays franklinite and zincite, which are zinc minerals common to Franklin, New Jersey. Galena, PbS (lead sulfide), is more world-wide and easily recognized by its metallic luster. Calamine, also known as smithsonite, is an ore of zinc. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 1899-12-30. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3401. |
| Key words | Franklinite, Zincite, Calamine, Galena, New Jersey |
| Tech details | 771 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1534 |
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