A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.
A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.

Margarosanite, Prehnite, Pectolite, Axinite, Willemite - New Jersey

$2,800.00 USD $3,100.00 USD
SKU: MSJ0378
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1lb 13.2 oz, 3" x 4" x 2 1/4"

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A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.

A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite which is the brown/beige fluorescence, axinite (red), willemite and what we believe to be pectolite – the orange area in the middle of the specimen. There are possibly many other Franklin rare minerals.

A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.

Margarosanite is a rare calcium lead silicate mineral that shows a beautiful short wave fluorescent response that ranges from blue/white to pastel shades of purple, pink and lavender. For these reasons it is one of the most coveted (and expensive) fluorescent minerals.

A rare Franklin assemblage of margarosanite, prehnite, axinite (red), willemite and pectolite.

First discovered in the Parker Shaft of the famous Franklin mine, in Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. A lesser variety of Margarosanite is also found at some of the mines in Filipstad, Varmland County, Sweden, such as Langban and Jakobsberg.

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