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THE PICKING JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Vol. 45, No. 1—Spring 2004 $15.00 U.S. Inside This Issue: • The updated Franklin-Sterling species list • How to photograph fluorescent minerals, part II • An interview with Dr. Pete Dunn, part II • The Sussex mineral show you probably missed • A close-up view of a Franklin classic The contents of The Picking Table are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The Franklin- Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. President Committee Chairpersons C. Richard Bieling 315 Oak Street Auditing William J. Trost Palmerton, PA 18071 Field Trip Edward H. Wilk Warren Cummings (assistant) Historical John L. Baum Vice-President Identification John Cianciulli Fred Young Mineral Exchange Richard C. Bostwick 234 Warbasse Junction Road Nominating Lafayette, NJ 07848 Program George Elling Spring Swap & Sell Chester S. Lemanski, Jr. Second Vice-President Greg Jacobus 36 Post Blvd. Carteret, NJ 07008 Secretary Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 Membership Information Treasurer Denise Kroth Anyone interested in the minerals, mines, or mining history of the 240 Union Avenue Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey, area is invited to join the Franklin- Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS). Membership in- cludes scheduled meetings, lectures, and field trips, as well as a subscription to The Picking Table. Assistant Treasurer Steven C. Misiur 309 Fernwood Terrace Membership Rates for One Year: Linden, NJ 07036 LJ $15 Individual Slide Collection Custodian Edward H. Wilk D $20 Family 202 Boiling Springs Avenue East Rutherford, NJ 07073 Name: Trustees Richard C. Bostwick (2004) Address: John C. Ebner (2004) George Elling (2005) City: Steven Kuitems (2004) William Kroth (2004) State: Zip: Chester S. Lemanski, Jr. (2005) Lee Lowell (2005) E-Mail Address: Earl Verbeek (2005) (Optional) Edward H. Wilk (2005) Liaison with the Eastern Federation of Mineral and Please make check or money order payable to FOMS, and Lapidary Societies (EFMLS) send to: Delegate Joe Kaiser Alternate Richard C. Bostwick Denise Kroth, Treasurer, FOMS 240 Union Avenue Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 The contents of The Picking Table are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. THE PICKING TABLE Vol. 45, No. 1 -Spring 2004 Spring 2004 Activities 2 Franklin Mineral Museum News, John Cianciulli 3 News From Sterling Hill, Joseph Kaiser 5 Field Trip Report, Steven M. Kuitems 6 The Art of Fluorescent Mineral Photography, With Special Attention to the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Part II, GaryGrenier 9 Photographers' Guide to Fluorescent Images of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, Minerals, Part II, Gary Grenier 23 An Interview With Dr. Pete J. Dunn Regarding His Historical Treatise on Franklin and Sterling Hill, Part II, Maureen Verbeek 27 A Classic Specimen From the Franklin Mineral Museum Collection 33 Scenes From the 47th Annual Franklin-Sterling Gem & Mineral Show 34 Another Sussex Mineral Show, Gavin Malcolm 37 Mineral Species Found at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, John Cianciulli 39 About the Front Cover: Esperite with calcite, shot using a Canon 620 SLR on automatic aperture priority f/11 with a 100mm macro lens, ISO 100 slide film, with two SuperBright 2000SW lamps and one 50-watt UVP Model 225D held directly over and in front of the specimen on a moderately bright fluorescent blue poster board. The specimen presents rich yellow esperite and bright red calcite. The resulting fluorescent brightness and saturation of the color throughout the photo are very good. Gary Grenier specimen, 4" x 4.5". Photo by Gary Grenier. Managing Editor The Picking Table is the official journal of the Franklin- Mark Boyer Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS), a nonprofit organization. The Picking Table is published Editors twice each year and features articles of interest to the Richard C. Bostwick mineralogical community that pertain to the Franklin- Peter Chin Ogdensburg, New Jersey, area. Articles related to the Tema J. Hecht minerals or mines of this district are welcome for Gary Grenier publication in The Picking Table. Prospective authors Paulus B. Moore should address correspondence to: Earl R. Verbeek The Picking Table Attn: Mark Boyer Photo Editor 25 Cork Hill Road Gary Grenier Ogdensburg, NJ 07439 [email protected] Production and Publishing Jay Lininger, Matrix Publishing Company The views and opinions expressed in The Picking Table do not necessarily reflect those of FOMS or the Editors. Subscription to The Picking Table is included with membership in FOMS. For membership, The FOMS Executive Committee also publishes back issues, and information, write to: seasonally the FOMS Newsletter, which informs members of upcoming activities and events sponsored Denise Kroth, Treasurer, FOMS by FOMS and other local mineral-related organizations. 240 Union Avenue FOMS is a member of the Eastern Federation of Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, Inc. (EFMLS). The contents of The Picking Table are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. SPRING 2004 ACTIVITY SCHEDULE Activities marked with an asterisk (*) are not sponsored by FOMS but may be of interest to its members; such functions may incur fees and/or require membership in other organizations. Saturday, March 20,2004 Facilities fee: $20.00, plus $1.00/lb. daytime rate at both sites 10:00 A.M. to Noon—FOMS Micro Group, Kraissl Hall, and $2.00/lb. evening rate for Trotter Dump. Franklin Mineral Museum. Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg: Sunday, 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. No 1:30 to 2:30 P.M.—FOMS Meeting and Lecture, Lyceum Hall one under 13 permitted. at Immaculate Conception Church, Franklin, N.J. Facilities fee: $10.00 (includes up to 10 Ibs.; additional Dr. Pete J. Dunn, of the Smithsonian Institution: poundage fee: $1.00/lb.) "The Irrepressible Charles W. Trotter, Franklin and Sterling For field collecting reservations, contact Jeff Winkler, Hill's Greatest Warrior!" 55 White Way, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442, or call (973) 835-2582. Saturday, April 17,2004 E-mail information at: [email protected]. 9:00 A.M. to Noon—FOMS Field Trip—Buckwheat Dump, STERLING HILL GARAGE SALE Franklin, N J. The Fourth Annual Sterling Hill Garage Sale will take place at 1:30 to 3:30 P.M.—FOMS Meeting and Lecture, the Christiansen Pavilion, Sterling Hill Mining Museum, from Kraissl Hall, Franklin Mineral Museum 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. on Sunday. Bob Jenkins: "The Mines and Minerals ofButte, Montana." Sunday, May 2,2004 The Franklin Mineral Museum will have a sale of worldwide 1:30 P.M.—*Annual Miners Tribute and Volunteer Apprecia- minerals at 25% Off. tion Day at the Franklin Mineral Museum, including special events and a concert by the famous Franklin Band. Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25,2004 SPRING SHOW WEEKEND Saturday, May 15,2004 *32nd Annual New Jersey Earth Science Association 9:00 A.M. to Noon—TOMS Field Trip—Mine Run Dump (NJESA) Gem & Mineral Show and Passaic and Noble Pits, and 8th Annual FOMS Outdoor Swap and Sell Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Ogdensburg, N.J. These events run concurrently at the Robert E. Littell Commu- 1:30 to 3:30 P.M.—FOMS Meeting and Lecture—Sterling Hill nity Center, the FOMS Swap and Sell outside and the NJESA Mining Museum, Ogdensburg, N.J. Show inside. Donation: $5.00 per person; children under 14 Bernard Kozykowski: free with paying adult. "A Slide Presentation on the Sterling Hill Mining Museum." Swap and Sell hours: Saturday, 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; Sunday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Saturday, June 7,2004 For FOMS Swap and Sell information, contact Chet Lemanski 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. —*Spring Night Dig and Mineral Sale at after 8:00 P.M. at (609) 893-7366. the Buckwheat Dump, Franklin. Sponsored by the Franklin NJESA Show hours: Saturday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.; Mineral Museum. Open to the public; poundage fee charged. Sunday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Doors open at 7:00 P.M. for registration and mineral sale. Eye For NJESA show information, call the Sterling Hill Mining protection, flashlight, and UV lamp advised. Museum at (973) 209-7212. The Franklin Mineral Museum and Sterling Hill Mining Saturday, June 19,2004 Museum will be open during the show. 1:30 to 3:00 P.M.—FOMS Meeting and Lecture, BANQUET AND AUCTION Kraissl Hall, Franklin Mineral Museum. *SHMM/FOMS/NJESA banquet and auction starts Saturday at Richard Volkert: 6:30 P.M. at the Lyceum Hall at Immaculate Conception "A Virtual Tour of the New Jersey Highlands." Church, located at the south end of Main Street in Franklin. This is an all-you-can-eat, BYOB event. Tickets cost $15.00 Sunday, June 20,2004 and seating is limited; for ticket reservations and further 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.-fFOMS Field Trip-Lime Crest information, call the Sterling Hill Mining Museum Quarry, Limecrest Road, Sparta, N.J. at (973) 209-7212. PLEASE NOTE: This event is open to FOMS members only! *FIELD COLLECTING Proof of membership required. Organized by the Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (DVESS) and the North East Field Trip Alliance (NEFTA). Trotter Dump, Franklin: Saturday, 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., then after dark from 7:30 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. No one under 9 f FOMS field trips are open only to FOMS members aged 13 years permitted. or older. Proof of membership is required for all field trips, as Buckwheat Dump, Franklin: Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 well as proper field trip gear: hard hat, protective goggles or P.M.
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    Esperite PbCa3Zn4(SiO4)4 c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 ° Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2=m: Granular aggregates, massive, to 9 cm. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Distinct on 010 and 100 ; poor on 101 . Fracture: Conchoidal. Hardness = 5{5.5 D(mefas.) g= 4.28f{4.42g D(calc.)f= 4.g25 Brilliant yellow °uorescence under SW UV; kelly green cathodoluminescence. Optical Properties: Opaque, transparent in small grains. Color: White, darkening on exposure to light. Luster: Dull to slightly greasy. Optical Class: Biaxial ({). ® = 1.760{1.762 ¯ = 1.769{1.770 ° = 1.769{1.774 2V(meas.) = 5±{40± Cell Data: Space Group: P 21=n: a = 17.628(4) b = 8.270(3) c = 30.52(2) ¯ = 90± Z = 12 X-ray Powder Pattern: Franklin, New Jersey, USA. 3.017 (100), 2.534 (75), 7.62 (45), 1.944 (45), 2.367 (40), 2.884 (33), 3.363 (23) Chemistry: (1) (2) SiO2 24.10 25.3 FeO 0.48 MnO 0.57 0.6 ZnO 30.61 32.3 PbO 27.63 26.8 MgO 0.23 0.4 CaO 16.36 16.4 H2O¡ 0.12 Total 100.10 101.8 (1) Franklin, New Jersey, USA; corresponding to Pb1:23(Ca2:89Mn0:08Mg0:06)§=3:03Zn3:73 Si3:98O16: (2) Do.; by electron microprobe, average of 10 analyses, corresponding to Pb1:15 (Ca2:80Mg0:09Mn0:08)§=2:97Zn3:80Si4:04O16: Occurrence: In a metamorphosed stratiform zinc orebody. Association: Willemite, zincite, hardystonite, glaucochroite, andradite, franklinite, clinohedrite, leucophoenicite, larsenite, copper. Distribution: From Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA.
  • Shin-Skinner January 2018 Edition

    Shin-Skinner January 2018 Edition

    Page 1 The Shin-Skinner News Vol 57, No 1; January 2018 Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club, Inc. P.O. Box 142, Sayre PA 18840-0142 PURPOSE: The club was organized in 1962 in Sayre, PA OFFICERS to assemble for the purpose of studying and collecting rock, President: Bob McGuire [email protected] mineral, fossil, and shell specimens, and to develop skills in Vice-Pres: Ted Rieth [email protected] the lapidary arts. We are members of the Eastern Acting Secretary: JoAnn McGuire [email protected] Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies (EFMLS) Treasurer & member chair: Trish Benish and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies [email protected] (AFMS). Immed. Past Pres. Inga Wells [email protected] DUES are payable to the treasurer BY January 1st of each year. After that date membership will be terminated. Make BOARD meetings are held at 6PM on odd-numbered checks payable to Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club, Inc. as months unless special meetings are called by the follows: $12.00 for Family; $8.00 for Subscribing Patron; president. $8.00 for Individual and Junior members (under age 17) not BOARD MEMBERS: covered by a family membership. Bruce Benish, Jeff Benish, Mary Walter MEETINGS are held at the Sayre High School (on Lockhart APPOINTED Street) at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria, the 2nd Wednesday Programs: Ted Rieth [email protected] each month, except JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, and Publicity: Hazel Remaley 570-888-7544 DECEMBER. Those meetings and events (and any [email protected] changes) will be announced in this newsletter, with location Editor: David Dick and schedule, as well as on our website [email protected] chehannarocks.com.