FRANKLINITE
Specimen fra-7
$ 60.00Dims: 3.0 x 2.9 x 1.4" (7.7 x 7.3 x 3.5 cm)
Wt: 12.1 oz. (344 g)
Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, U.S.A.
This cabinet specimen is made up entirely of intergrown Franklinite crystals. These crystals are in generally poor condition, as 90% of those exposed are broken and incomplete. The largest of these would exceed 1" (2.5 cm) in diameter if it were complete, though most range between 0.3 and 0.5" (8 and 13 mm). The few that are intact have excellent octahedral form, and all have the classic black color and dull, submetallic luster. There is no matrix or host rock present.