Franklin Type Species – December 26
The gallery celebrates the minerals of the Franklin mine at Franklin, New Jersey, one of the most diverse mineral localities in the world. The mine is type locality to 49 species, the following seen in the gallery below: bementite, bustamite, cahnite, chlorophoenicite, clinohedrite, esperite, hardystonite, hendricksite, hodgkinsonite, jerrygibbsite, leucophoenicite, manganaxinite, margarosanite, minehillite, nelenite, roeblingite, schallerite, sussexite, and zincite.
This gallery contains 18 specimens.
 #1015 Bementite |
#1016 Bustamite |
#1017 Cahnite |
#1031 Chlorophoenicite |
#1018 Clinohedrite |
#1019 Esperite |
#1021 Hardystonite |
#1022 Hendricksite |
#1023 Hodgkinsonite |
#1024 Jerrygibbsite |
#1025 Leucophoenicite |
#1026 Manganaxinite |
#1033 Margarosanite |
#1027 Minehillite |
#1035 Nelenite |
#1028 Roeblingite |
#1029 Schallerite |
#1030 Sussexite |
