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Fluorite var. Chlorophane and Calcite – Sterling Hill, New Jersey

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 1st, 2026
Locality: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
The specimen is from the 400 ft. level of the Sterling Hill Mine.

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
Fluorite var. Chlorophane (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green

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