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Vitaliy
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 Posted: Dec 02, 2014 16:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael you have a wonderful collection represented here. I especially enjoyed the Beryl var. heliodor from Volodarsk-Volynsk and the Sicilian sulfur (since childhood I have always liked those sulfur specimens).
The Volodarsk-Volynsk locality was one of the first few specimens I obtained in my early teens in the 2000's and they still bring back memories from my trips to Ukraine.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 02, 2014 16:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Michael,
I like the suite of Arkansas minerals you have posted recently. Very nice, especially the "Turkey Fat."
Hello to Laura.
Thanks for your work on keeping The Forum going.
Best wishes,
Don |
Thanks Don,
I'm planning on posting more Arkansas rocks until I run out of examples.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 02, 2014 16:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Vitaliy M. wrote: | Michael you have a wonderful collection represented here. I especially enjoyed the Beryl var. heliodor from Volodarsk-Volynsk and the Sicilian sulfur (since childhood I have always liked those sulfur specimens).
The Volodarsk-Volynsk locality was one of the first few specimens I obtained in my early teens in the 2000's and they still bring back memories from my trips to Ukraine. |
Thank you Vitaliy, I'm glad the heliodor brought back good memories.
Michael
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Vitaliy
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| Posted: Dec 02, 2014 16:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: | | Vitaliy M. wrote: | Michael you have a wonderful collection represented here. I especially enjoyed the Beryl var. heliodor from Volodarsk-Volynsk and the Sicilian sulfur (since childhood I have always liked those sulfur specimens).
The Volodarsk-Volynsk locality was one of the first few specimens I obtained in my early teens in the 2000's and they still bring back memories from my trips to Ukraine. |
Thank you Vitaliy, I'm glad the heliodor brought back good memories.
Michael |
Thanks Michael, I also wanted to mention that I like your crystallized native copper. I tried editing my post but received a message stating that only moderators can edit the message.
The Michigan crystallized coppers and the native copper branch are great examples of that. I commonly see native sheet copper being offered but it's rare to see crystallized examples especially in miniature or cabinet sizes.
I am still looking over your topic so I will report back if I find anything else that catches my eye.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 04, 2014 12:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Arkansas quartz.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Fisher Mountain, Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 5.6 x 9.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Hog Jaw Mountain, Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 7.9 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | White Phantom Claim, Paron, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5 x 9.0 cm |
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| A group of doubly terminated quartz crystals containing white (clay?) and black black (manganese) inclusions. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.1 x 9.5 cm |
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| A flat quartz plate hosting several sharp transparent quartz crystals. The crystal on the right shows a prominent rhombic s-face on the left side of the r-face making it a left-handed crystal. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.7 x 5.2 cm |
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| Doubly-terminated transparent quartz crystals arranged in jackstraw fashion known as “solution quartz.” |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | East Coleman Mine, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.1 x 6.7 cm |
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| Stacked transparent quartz crystals in parallel growth with a milky faden line. |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 04, 2014 14:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Hi Michael. I like this specimen (0885 Quartz 2.jpg). Perhaps it is kaolin. Regards.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 04, 2014 22:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Hi Michael. I like this specimen (0885 Quartz 2.jpg). Perhaps it is kaolin. Regards. |
Thanks Pierre. Yes, I think a clay mineral such as kaolin or dickite is a good possibility. I'm still working on trying to find more specific information on the locality.
Michael
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Dec 05, 2014 20:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael,
I like your Jeffrey Quartz, jpg.1941. When the specimen is a "floater", they are sometimes referred to as "haystack" around here.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2014 10:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Michael,
I like your Jeffrey Quartz, jpg.1941. When the specimen is a "floater", they are sometimes referred to as "haystack" around here. |
Thanks Don,
As an Arkansas collector, do you know anything about the location listed for 0885 Quartz 2.jpg? The only information listed on the label was White Phantom Claim, Arkansas. I think it may be in Pulaski County, but not sure of this.
More from Arkansas in today's post.
Michael
| Mineral: | Wavellite |
| Locality: | | Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 6.0 cm |
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| Botryoidal yellow wavellite that exhibits bright green fluorescence under SW UV light. To the best of my knowledge this came from a one-time find in an un-named prospect near Mena. |
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| Mineral: | Ankerite |
| Locality: | | Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.4 x 6.2 cm |
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| Lenticular ankerite crystals to 1.3 cm associated with transparent solution quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Cookeite |
| Locality: | | Green's Crystal Mine, Paron, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 11.5 cm |
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| Bluish-green to light brown spherical aggregates of cookeite to 7 mm scattered over colorless quartz crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Cookeite |
| Locality: | | Green's Crystal Mine, Paron, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 11.5 cm, FOV ~ 2.0 cm |
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| Closeup of one of the cookeite aggregates on the preceding specimen. |
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Vitaliy
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2014 12:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Michael I like your untreated Rock Crystal Quartz from Arkansas. Reminds me of the Jinkouhe finds.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2014 17:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: | | Don Lum wrote: | Michael,
I like your Jeffrey Quartz, jpg.1941. When the specimen is a "floater", they are sometimes referred to as "haystack" around here. |
Thanks Don,
As an Arkansas collector, do you know anything about the location listed for 0885 Quartz 2.jpg? The only information listed on the label was White Phantom Claim, Arkansas. I think it may be in Pulaski County, but not sure of this.
More from Arkansas in today's post.
Michael |
Michael,
I spoke to a geologist today about the White Phantom. He told me that it is located in Saline County, Arkansas, and that it was under private contract with the United States Forest Service. Saline County is just south and west of Pulaski County.
Merry Christmas to you and Laura.
Regards,
Don
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Dec 07, 2014 10:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | I spoke to a geologist today about the White Phantom. He told me that it is located in Saline County, Arkansas, and that it was under private contract with the United States Forest Service.... |
Fixed: https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=42758#42758
Thank you Don!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 07, 2014 12:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Michael,
I spoke to a geologist today about the White Phantom. He told me that it is located in Saline County, Arkansas, and that it was under private contract with the United States Forest Service. Saline County is just south and west of Pulaski County.
Regards,
Don |
Don,
Thank you for inquiring about the White Phantom claim. I'm very pleased to have the source of that specimen resolved.
Michael
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Dec 07, 2014 19:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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My pleasure, Michael.
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Dec 07, 2014 21:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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My pleasure, Jordi.
Don
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 08, 2014 12:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More from Arkansas.
| Mineral: | Brookite |
| Locality: | | Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.2 x 6.5 cm |
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| Metallic black brookite crystals on iron stained quartz collected in 1963. Largest crystal is 1.0 cm. |
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| Mineral: | Brookite |
| Locality: | | Rutherford Deposit (Moses Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 5.3 cm |
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| Blocky black crystals of brookite to 0.9 cm on edge scattered over a matrix of grayish crystallized quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Brookite |
| Locality: | | Rutherford Deposit (Moses Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.0 x 1.1 cm |
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| A single lustrous black brookite crystal with a small sidecar brookite. |
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| Mineral: | Rutile ps. brookite |
| Locality: | | Magnet Cove Rutile Company Deposits, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.8 x 2.1 cm |
| Description: |
| A cyclic twinned rutile crystal pseudomorph after brookite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2014 11:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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The last of our minerals from Arkansas.
| Mineral: | Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ben Hogan Quarry, Black Rock, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 9.5 cm |
| Description: |
| Typical pearly-lustered, pink saddle-shaped crystals to 1.1 cm covering the top surface of Powell dolomite matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Goethite |
| Locality: | | Cedar Mountain, Mountain Valley, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 9.2 cm |
| Description: |
| Bubbly iridescent goethite coating a chert breccia matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Kidwellite |
| Locality: | | Three Oaks Gap workings, Three Oaks Gap, Polk County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 6.2 cm |
| Description: |
| Olive green spheres of kidwellite associated with flat-lying, acicular crystals of reddish brown beraunite, and other phosphates on novaculite. |
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| Mineral: | Kidwellite |
| Locality: | | Three Oaks Gap workings, Three Oaks Gap, Polk County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 6.2 cm |
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| Closer view of above specimen. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2014 12:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Old and new pieces from the Congo.
| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5 x 12.5 cm |
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| Botryoidal crust of green malachite partially covering a lamellar black matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Carrollite |
| Locality: | | Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.8 x 5.1 cm. FOV ~ 3 cm |
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| Lustrous metallic carrollite crystal frozen in a calcite matrix. From the late Chris Wright who acquired the piece from Gilbert Gauthier in 2001 |
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| Mineral: | Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine), Lubumbashi (Elizabethville), Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5 x 8.5 cm |
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| A globular crust of chrysocolla that is so smooth and lustrous it almost looks like plastic. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite ps. barite |
| Locality: | | Shangulowé Mine, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.3 x 10.2 cm |
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| Velvety green malachite pseudomorphing a group of prismatic Baryte crystals. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2014 14:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael,
Very nice Carrollite.
Don
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2014 16:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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A few from my home state.
| Mineral: | Tremolite |
| Locality: | | Route 7 road cuts, New Ashford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.1 x 7.2 cm. |
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| Densely compacted masses of pale brown tremolite var. “mountain leather” on light gray limestone. Self collected in 1961. |
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| Mineral: | Almandine |
| Locality: | | Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.2 cm across |
| Description: |
| Sharply-formed dodecahedral garnet self collected in 1960. |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | Lane & Son traprock Quarries, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.4 x 12.3 cm |
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| Botryoidal apple green prehnite with a few scattered small black babingtonite crystals. Ex. Ernie Schlichter Coll. |
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