A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Franklinite and zincite |
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| Description | This sample shows franklinite (silver) and zincite (red). Both minerals share a common famous locality at Franklin, New Jersey. Franklinite, (Zn,Fe,Mn)(Fe,Mn)2O4 (zinc iron manganese oxide), is found in large enough quantity to serve as a ore of zinc and manganese, two important strategic and industrial metals. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-09-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #759. |
| Key words | Franklinite, Zincite, New Jersey |
| Tech details | 580 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1555 |
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