A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hardystonite with franklinite |
|---|---|
| Description | Hardystonite is a silicate with the chemical formula Ca2ZnSi2O7. Hardystonite will fluoresce a dark purple under short-wave ultraviolet light. Hardystonite is only found at Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. This sample is approximately 11 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey ▹ Sussex. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2002-01-10. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1812. |
| Key words | hardystonite, silicate, fluorescence |
| Tech details | 635 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1969 |
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