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East, New Jersey

Franklin & Sterling Hill NJ

Fluorescents

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: franklinite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: franklinite, fluorescent minerals (world's best)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine ground
heat, shafts, weather

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