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by Pete J. Dunn. Published by the author (1995); available from the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, P.O. Box 146, Franklin, NJ 07416. Softcover, in five parts, 8.5 x 11 inches, 755 p., $150 plus $15 shipping.
Franklin and Sterling Hill, the type localities for no less than 69 mineral species, rank unquestionably among the world's most extraordinary and fascinating mineralized areas. Collectors and mineralogists have long relied upon Charles Palache's 1935 monograph, The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, as the definitive overview. But a tremendous amount of research bas taken place since 1935, not only in the description of new species but in the refinement of knowledge about the minerals known in Palache's time. Consequently a new review of the deposits and their mineralogy has long been overdue. Considering that Pete Dunn has been personally responsible for describing and naming over a third of the 69 type species, and is the leading expert on the localities, no one else was about to attempt the huge task.
Happily, after 22 years of work on...