Norbergite - Farber Quarry, Franklin, New Jersey

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 18th, 2026
Locality: Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Franklin Quarry is also known by the names: Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry. The quarry is located between the Franklin and Sterling Hill zinc ore bodies.

Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Norbergite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow