{"product_id":"rare-bustamite-parker-shaft-franklin-mine-new-jersey-msr1004-105","title":"Bustamite, Calcite \u0026 Willemite - Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, New Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Note: Please make sure to right-click and print (or save) ID card located in the photo gallery for your records*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful 7 oz Franklin classic featuring pink bustamite with calcite and willemite from the historic Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, measuring approximately 3 × 2 × 1¼ inches. In daylight, the specimen displays attractive pink bustamite, while shortwave UV reveals a bright orange fluorescence, with excellent fluorescent coverage extending across multiple faces. Franklin is the type locality for bustamite, and bustamite is well documented there in association with both calcite and willemite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEx. Richard C. Bostwick Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis specimen originates from the renowned collection of Richard C. “Dick” Bostwick, one of the foremost authorities and collectors of fluorescent minerals from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning his collection in 1960, Bostwick devoted more than six decades to studying, documenting, and preserving the extraordinary fluorescent mineralogy of this historic mining district. His connection to Sterling Hill extended underground. Bostwick worked at the Sterling Hill Mine during the 1970s, giving him firsthand access to and knowledge of the mines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver his lifetime, Bostwick assembled what has been recognized as the world’s largest reference collection of fluorescent minerals from Franklin and Sterling Hill. His contributions to the field were ultimately honored with induction into the Fluorescent Mineral Society Hall of Fame, and the rare Franklin mineral bostwickite was named in recognition of his contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MinerShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52309789016360,"sku":"MSR1004-105","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4253\/0600\/files\/sw2_eb26a91f-0522-43d8-a342-12999210f86e.png?v=1788193128","url":"https:\/\/www.minershop.com\/products\/rare-bustamite-parker-shaft-franklin-mine-new-jersey-msr1004-105","provider":"MinerShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}