OPAL
 Location Found: Franklin and Ogdensburg
     
 
     
 Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
 Essential Elements: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Silicon
 All Elements in Formula: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Silicon
     
 IMA Status: Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
     
Fluorescent Mineral Properties
 Shortwave UV light: Fairly bright green
 Additional Information: Nonfluorescent opal has previously been reported from the Buckwheat Dump.
     
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The Picking Table References
 PT Issue and PageDescription / Comment
View IssueV. 58, No. 1 - Spring 2017, pg. 14Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, N.J., Part 2, Richard C. Bostwick - Opal
View IssueV. 57, No. 1 - Spring 2016, pg. 23Fluorescent Opal From the Franklin-Ogdensburg Area, New Jersey, Earl R. Verbeek, PhD
View IssueV. 50, No. 1 - Spring 2009, pg. 17Mineral #357 Found at Franklin, NJ, Reprinted from the Mineral News Vol. 24 No.11, Dr. Steven Kuitems, Joe Orosz and Tony Nikischer
     
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