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Esperite, Willemite Calcite and Franklinite
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0812 0949 (2012-08-15)Copyright © 2012 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Sep 20, 2011
location
Franklin (Sussex County, New Jersey, US)notes Esperite is lead calcium zinc silicate. Under ultraviolet light, it fluoresces yellow. Willemite is zinc silicate. It fluoresces green. The calcite fluoresces red. This is one of three related images illustrating mineral fluoresence. See CalPhotos # 0000 0000 0812 0950 and # 0000 0000 0812 0951.keywords: geology, earth science, mineral, mineralogy, fluorescent
camera Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro, f/20.
From the collection of Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum photo category: Misc. - geology
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