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Stilbite-Ca and Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

 
Stilbite-Ca and Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Stilbite-Ca and Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Stilbite-Ca and Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Stilbite-Ca and Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 344
Mineral:Stilbite-Ca and Calcite
Locality:Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York
Description:Lustrous translucent beige bladed stilbite crystals to 3 mm in tapered aggregates on fine-grained biotite gneiss with white-colorless calcite crystals to 10 mm from a zone encountered in a large pump room excavated under area of Roosevelt Island. Collected by Dietmar Stitz in 1972
Overall Size:9x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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