A front-on view of a vein 2-7 mm thick of dark green to brown magnussonite cutting calcitic willemite-franklinite ore from 1200 level of the Sterling mine. The dark olive-green color of fresh magnussonite is seen along the right edge of the vein. Note the slickenlines on the brown surface of the vein where it was in contact with the wall rock. This specimen was collected by miner John Kolic and later entered the Dave Wellbrock (M0974) and Mark Leger (ML314) collections. Mr. Leger’s collection catalog mentions that he purchased it from Mr. Wellbrock the first time he met him, in the basement of Dick Hauck’s home in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and further remarked on the long friendship between them.
Identifier: MGN6a Locality: 1020 stope, 1200 level, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg Specimen size: 12 x 6 x 5.5 cm Photo credit: Earl R. Verbeek
