Specimen NumberTC-2-4-013Alternate Number65-228CommentsEquigranular franklinite + willemite + calcite. Always thought the orange phase was zincite, but it's actually willemite, see XRD pattern below for confirmation.In Teaching CollectionYesMineral(s)calcitefranklinitewillemiteRock NameZn oreDistrictFranklinMineFranklinExternal LinkMindatDeposit TypeMetamorphosed MVTGeo-Coords[1] Reference MaterialACL-167: Kisvarsanyi, G., and Grant, S.K., eds., 1988, North American Conference on Tectonic Control of Ore Deposits and the Vertical and Horizontal Extent of Ore Systems; Proceedings Vol., Univ. Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, 567 p.
TC-2-4-013: Zn ore - Franklin District - Franklin Mine. Franklin College Collections, accessed 12/11/2026, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/37574