Bannisterite



Large, dark brown, intergrown, platy grains of bannisterite, showing pronounced micaceous habit, on a matrix of granular franklinite ore.  This specimen, formerly no. 334 in the collection of former Sterling Hill miner John Kolic, is now (2021) on display in the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

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Large, dark brown, intergrown, platy grains of bannisterite

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Identifier: BNS3a
Locality: Franklin mine, Franklin
Specimen size: Not measured; ca. 10 cm across
Photo credit: Earl R. Verbeek