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Mineral Specimen No. 370:
Stilbite on Calcite with (?) from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York.

Description of Mineral Specimen for sale No. 370:

Mineral Species: Stilbite on Calcite with (?).
Location of origin: 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York.
Description: Small translucent yellow-gray stilbite crystals to 1 mm on translucent gray calcite. Acicular brown crystals of an unknown mineral are visible when viewed under magnification. Ex. Alfred Stevenson (1916-2007) collection #5; acquired in 1971 from Max Marty.
Overall size: 29x20x12 mm.
Size of individual crystals: micro to 1 mm

Mineral Stilbite on Calcite with (?) for sale from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Stilbite on Calcite with (?) for sale from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Stilbite on Calcite with (?) for sale from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Stilbite on Calcite with (?) for sale from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Stilbite on Calcite with (?) for sale from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Stilbite on Calcite with (?) for sale from 63rd Street Subway Tunnel, 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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