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Epidote-(Pb) aka Hancockite - Sold
- Franklin mine
- Franklin
- Sussex County
- New Jersey
- U.S.A.
- 5.6 by 4.5 by 4.0 cm – Small cabinet specimen (under 10 cm)
Epidote-(Pb), formerly known as hancockite, is a rare member of the epidote group (Armbruster et al. 2006). The original name, hancockite, honored Elwood P. Hancock (1836{1916), of Burlington, New Jersey, prolific collector of Franklin minerals. This specimen is a porous mass of brick red epidote-(Pb). In the minute cavities of the specimen are microscopic prismatic crystals of epidote-(Pb). This material is part of the "Parker Shaft" suite.
This specimen was part of the personal collection of Joseph Urban, mineral collector and dealer of Tucson, Arizona. Urban's label, and a deteriorating label from the Bradley's accompany this specimen.
