Mineral: Tremolite (variety hexagonite)
Locality: Gouverneur Mine, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Dimensions: 6.5 x 12.8 cm

Description: Fibrous lilac-colored tremolite var. hexagonite. Tremolite is typically white, but the lilac color on this specimen is due to Mn.

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