DC26 Franklinite

Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, United States 
7.9x 4.5x 3.8 cm

$250

A very nice specimen, consisting of multiple franklinite crystals on matrix.  This mine closed in 1986 and the dumps in the area have been a source of specimens for generations of collectors.

Good franklinites like this are harder to find these days though.  There is some chipping as would probably be expected from a mineral as brittle as franklinite, but on the whole, the piece is quite nice for the species, with multiple fairly large, quite sharp, and mostly complete crystals that are particularly well exposed on their matrix.