Franklin Mineral Museum
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The Franklin Mineral Museum in Franklin, New Jersey
is a geology and mining museum located at the former Franklin Mine
. The mine was active from 1898 until the mid 1950s. It became a museum on June 2, 1964. It has a large collection of minerals as well as a simulated mine, and Native American artifacts. Visitors are allowed to collect mineral specimens in several lots.
Franklin, New Jersey
Franklin is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,045.Franklin, known as the "Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World," is located over a rich ore body containing more than 150 minerals, many of them fluorescent and...
is a geology and mining museum located at the former Franklin Mine
Franklin Furnace
Franklin Furnace, also known as the Franklin Mine, is a famous mineral location for rare zinc, iron, manganese minerals in old mines in Franklin, New Jersey, USA. This locale produced more species of minerals and more different fluorescent minerals than any other location...
. The mine was active from 1898 until the mid 1950s. It became a museum on June 2, 1964. It has a large collection of minerals as well as a simulated mine, and Native American artifacts. Visitors are allowed to collect mineral specimens in several lots.