Franklin Mineral Digest

The Franklin Mineral Digest was the official publication of the Franklin Mineralogical Association, founded October 29, 1957.
The FMA founder and editor was Gerald Navratil, who published just two annual issues.
In 1960 the FMA became the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.



Volume I, December 1958  
Table of Contents
  Preamble to the constitution 1  
  The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey -- Charles Palache 3  
  Contributions to Franklin mineralogy -- The fluorescent minerals -- Cook, Fisher, Mutschler, Navratil 19  
  The Buckwheat and Parker dump minerals, Franklin, NJ 27  
  The Post-Palache Franklin and Sterling Hill minerals -- Sunny Cook Collection 31  


Volume II, November 1959  
Table of Contents
  Memorial of Charles Palache by Clifford Frondel 1  
  The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey by Charles Palache 5  
  Explanation of geological map of the Franklin mining district 20  
  Geological map of the Franklin district, showing sites of principal mineral localities 21  
  Description of the Franklin furnace quadrangle by A. C. Spencer, H. B. Kummel, J. E. Wolff, R. D. Salisbury and Charles Palache 23  
  The Post-Palache Franklin and Sterling Hill minerals (Part II) 39  
  A comparison of the ore deposits of Langban, Sweden, with those of Franklin, New Jersey by Charles Palache 41