Chris Clemens
Jan 10, 2017
This rock contains an assemblage of light, colorless scapolite and calcite and dark franklinite, from the famous Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, New Jersey. Under short wave UV, the scapolite fluoresces a moderate maroon color, and the calcite a brighter orange. The franklinite is not fluorescent. The size of this specimen is 7.49 x 4.38 x 3.12 cm, and it weighs 125 grams.