Tozour Family's Fluorescent Rocks Page 31:
Franklin Mineral Dump
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Franklin Mineral Museum
Some pictures of minerals we collected at the Franklin Mineral Dump or "Buckwheat Dump",
Franklin, New Jersey.
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White light
The plastic visible at the top half of
the top tray is a small piece of "Palsun" sheet used to shield the
scrap Plexiglas front of the case from UV. The Plexiglas would fluoresce otherwise.
Shortwave ultraviolet light
Top left tray - calcite, willemite collected in early 1960s from Buckwheat Dump.
Top right tray- calcite, willemite and hydrozincite collected by Elizabeth and David in June 1997.
Bottom trays - calcite, willemite and "White Boulder" Collected 4-24-99 at Trotter Dump.
(Quick Stitch composites of Sony DSC-S50 pictures)
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