Minerals.net

Franklin, New Jersey, hosts two mineral shows every year: one in the spring and one in the fall. This show, along with the Clifton N.J. show, is the best show to get local material and meet local dealers. This show also has nice interesting fluorescent minerals to view and buy cases as well as public exhibits put together by local collectors. I was somewhat surprised by the lower attendance this year and the amount of dealers not present compared to previous years. As always, though, I was able to find some nice bargains at this show.

The show took place on April 27-18, 2015. Images of some the public exhibits and minerals from the exhibits can be seen below. (Click the pictures for a larger pop-up.)

Stan Parker had an outstanding display case of N.J Traprock minerals. Aside from a great selection and great color, he had detailed labels, and had given much thought to the layout of the case. This was by far the best exhibit showcase at the show.

Prehnite Casts, Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Ed David Collection



Golden Calcite Crystal, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Hobart Jones, Ex Eric Stanchich



Large Prehnite Plate, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Hobart Jones, Ex Eric Stanchich



Pectolite, Prehnite, and Chalcopyrite Geode, Millington, NJ
Ex Robert Batic, Ex Eric Stanchich



Bright Red Heulandite, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Eric Stanchich



Prehnite Pseudomorphs, Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Eric Stanchich



Hematiteon Calcite on Quartz, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex John Kohnowich, Ex Eric Stanchich



Stilbite and Heulandite, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Jesse Jacobson, Ex Eric Stanchich



Datolite on Prehnite, Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Paterson Museum



Smoky Quartz with Casts and Hematite, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Paterson Museum, Ex Miro Bianchi



Blue Prehnite, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Paul Lazar, Ex Eric Stanchich



Large, Bright Orange Stilbite Plate, Moore's Station, NJ
Ex Jay Baskin



Prehnite Pseudomorphs After Glauberite, Fanwood Quarry, Watchung, NJ
Ex Frank Imbracchio, Ex Eric Stanchich



Thick Prehnite, Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Dr. A.J. Delario, Ex Eric Stanchich



Chocolate Stilbite with Laumontite and Quartz, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Hugh Ford, Ex Eric Stanchich



Rare Orange Natrolite with Prehnite, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Ken McKim, Ex Eric Stanchich



Prehnite Pseudomorphs After Anhydrite, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Bill Butkowski, Ex Eric Stanchich



Prehnite Pseudomorphs After Anhydrite, Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Arizona Mining Museum, Ex Eric Stanchich



Deep Green Prehnite, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Fred DeVito, Ex Eric Stanchich



Orange Chabazite in Vug with Quartz and Calcite, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ
Ex Curt Hennig, Ex Eric Stanchich



Datolite with Heulandite, Stilbite, Calcite, Babingtonite, & Quartz, Prospect Park, NJ
Ex Eric Stanchich

Hershel Friedman put together a public exhibit of Prehnite from the New Jersey traprock locations. Below are photos taken of the individual minerals within that exhibit showcase.

Gemmy Prehnite
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



Prehnite with Bubble Formation and Casting
Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, NJ



Prehnite Epimorph after Glauberite
Fanwood Quarry, Watchung, NJ



Prehnite with Finger Upon Hollow Cast
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, NJ



Prehnite "Thumb"
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, NJ



Elongated Prehnite "Snakehead"
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



Prehnite Epimorphs after Anhydrite
Lackawanna Ave. Church Construction Site, W. Paterson, NJ



Thick Prehnite "Knob"
Interstate Route 80 Construction, Paterson, NJ



Polished Prehnite Geode
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



Perfect Prehnite Balls on Basalt Matrix with Calcite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



Large Prehnite Plate
Riker Hill, Livingston, NJ



Thick Prehnite "Fingers"
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



3 Prehnite Balls on Weathered Basalt Matrix
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



Prehnite "Finger"
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, NJ



Prehnite Bubble Formation
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ



Prehnite "Fingers" with Laumontite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, NJ

he The NY/NJ 2015 Gem & Mineral Show focused very much on making the lecture series a big success. There was a great turnout and those who attended the lectures enjoyed them very much. However, the bulk of the focus was placed on the lecture series, and therefore the public exhibits were sidelined and not as impressive as in previous years.

NJ Traprock Minerals from the Collection of Stan Parker



Stan Parker in front of his showcase



Prehnites from New Jersey, from the Collection of Hershel Friedman



Minerals from the Collection of Jack Troy. Jack Recently Sold off His Collection
Exhibit organized by Juan Gonazalez



Wavellites from Around the World



Prehistoric Tools, Organized by Justin Zzyxx



Chrysocolla pseudomorph of Malachite after Barite
From the Luputo Mine, DR Congo



Large Fossils from Pennsylvania

The NY/NJ 2015 Gem & Mineral Show has been putting together an outstanding showcase of fluorescent minerals the last couple of years, thanks to the contribution of the Franklin and Sterling Hill Museums and several collectors. The fluorescent exhibits were quite impressive, filling a large room of brightly colored minerals glowing in ultraviolet light. The room had large "fishtank"-style showcases with a a strong UV lamp on top illuminating the contents of brightly fluorescent minerals. Most of the minerals were from Franklin and Sterling Hill, though there were some cases with a worldwide fluorescent assortment of both shortwave and longwave minerals.

Esperite Assemblages from the Franklin Mine, Franklin New Jersey
Collection of Warren Miller



Select Minerals from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Collection of Warren Miller



Large Willemite Crystal in Calcite from the Sterling Hill Mine
Collection of Warren Miller



Fluorescent Minerals from the Collection of Steven M. Kuitems, DMD



Fluorescent Minerals from the Franklin Mineral Museum



Large Norbergite from Franklin, New Jersey, from the Franklin Mineral Museum



Rare Fluorescent Barite from Franklin, New Jersey, from the Franklin Mineral Museum



Worldwide Fluorescent Minerals under Shortwave UV Light
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht



Worldwide Fluorescent Minerals under Longwave UV Light
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht



Picture Rocks from Franklin and Sterling Hill
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht



Hot Pink Aragonite, Agrigento Sicily Italy
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht