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Lepidomelane (Annite-Phlogopite) in Cancrinite from Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine

 
Lepidomelane (Annite-Phlogopite) in Cancrinite from Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine

Lepidomelane (Annite-Phlogopite) in Cancrinite from Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 35204
Mineral:Lepidomelane (Annite-Phlogopite) in Cancrinite
Locality:Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine
Description:Lustrous black lepidomelane (an old name for a Fe-rich biotite, now either annite or phlogopite) crystal frozen in yellow cancrinite. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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