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Hardystonite and Willemite with Calcite
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1011 2308 (2011-10-30)Copyright © 2011 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Sep 20, 2011
location
Franklin (Sussex County, New Jersey, US)notes Hardystonite is calcium zinc silicate. Willemite is zinc silicate. Under ultraviolet light, Hardystonite fluoresces violet, Willemite fluoresces green and calcite fluoresces red. This is one of three related images illustrating mineral fluoresence. See CalPhotos # 0000 0000 1011 2307 and # 0000 0000 1011 2309.keywords: geology, earth science, mineral, mineralogy, fluorescent
camera Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro, f//20, 30 sec.
From the collection of Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum photo category: Misc. - geology
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