Franklin Mineral Museum & Mine Replica

Useful Information

Location:	32 Evans Street, Franklin, Sussex County (41°6'N , 74°35'W)
Open:	MAR weekends. APR to NOV Mon-Sat 10-16, Sun 11-16:30. Guided tours hourly. [2003]
Fee:	Guided tour: Adults $6, Children (-18) $3, Senior Citizen $4. Rock Collecting: Adults $6, Non collectors $2, Children (-18) $4.00, poundage fee $1 per pound, Senior Citizen $4. Combination: Adults $11, Children (-18) $6, Senior Citizen $7. Groups (10+): Adults $10, Children (-18) $5, Seniors $6. [2003]
Classification:	Zinc Mine Mining Museum Replica Underground Mine
Light:	Incandescent
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Address:	Franklin Mineral Museum & Mine Replica, 32 Evans Street, PO Box 54, Franklin, NJ 07416, Tel: +1-973-827-3481. E-mail:
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History

02-JUN-1964

opened to the public.

Description

Franklin Mineral Museum & Mine Replica is located in the fluorescent mineral capital of the world. The museum explains zinc mining in the area dating back to 1848 and earlier. It has a life-size mine replica which shows the visitor examples of mining methods used in the Franklin mines.

• See also
• Search Google for "Franklin Mineral Museum & Mine Replica"
• The Franklin Mineral Museum, official site.
• Franklin & Sterling Hill Minerals
• Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA, a very informative site listing the minerals of various mines in the area.
• Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA, a description of the mineral locality with several pictures of typical minerals.
• Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA on mindat.org.
• Mineralien von Franklin, New Jersey, USA a shop selling minerals from the area. ()