Crystal Prospect

recrystallized ZINCITE - Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA

Recrystallized Zincite of anthropogenic origin, produced during processing of the the Franklin/Sterling Hill NJ ore.

Some areas fluoresce bright green LW and SW.

These Zincites are only found at the Palmerton locality; it was collected around 1986, the site is now fenced off - it's a Superfund site - entry and collecting prohibited.

ex George "Butterfly" Belzner

from NJ Zinc refinery - Palmerton zinc smelter locality, Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Measures approximately 3 x 2.5 x 1.25 inch, 10.65 oz / 76 x 63 x 32 mm, 302g

Price: 160.00 USD

Item # A0630115

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).