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Mineral Specimen No. 340:
Ilmenite var. Washingtonite in Quartz from 56th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York.

Description of Mineral Specimen for sale No. 340:

Mineral Species: Ilmenite var. Washingtonite in Quartz.
Location of origin: 56th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York.
Description: Several platy gray-metallic ilmenite crystals to 30 mm in limonite-stained quartz. Several small cavities in the quartz have complete free-standing ilmenite crystals to 2.5 mm. From a well documented occurrence that had crystals as large as 50 mm. Ex. George Maslachenko collection ca. 1965. Collected ca. 1890.
Overall size: 6x4.5x4 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 1-30 mm

Mineral Ilmenite var. Washingtonite in Quartz for sale from 56th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Ilmenite var. Washingtonite in Quartz for sale from 56th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Ilmenite var. Washingtonite in Quartz for sale from 56th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Ilmenite var. Washingtonite in Quartz for sale from 56th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

from the author's private collection of minerals from New York City.

Read the full article at: The Minerals of New York City

 

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