At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
Photos
Essential Information
Specimen ID
6462
Mineral Name
Uvite
Chemical Formula
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe++)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Rock Matrix
Marble
Specimen Number
F089
Notes for Researchers
145/426
Physical Description
Uvite crystal in marble, shows good pale yellow fluorescence, broken on one end, but still a good specimen. Nearly all such specimens came from one or another of the local marble quarries, not from the Franklin or Sterling Hill mines.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine