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Orthoclase var. Adularia on Datolite with Stilpnomelane from Route 72, Ellis Street Exit, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Orthoclase var. Adularia on Datolite with Stilpnomelane from Route 72, Ellis Street Exit, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

Orthoclase var. Adularia on Datolite with Stilpnomelane from Route 72, Ellis Street Exit, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 36133
Mineral:Orthoclase var. Adularia on Datolite with Stilpnomelane
Locality:Route 72, Ellis Street Exit, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Rare one-time find of flesh-colored adularia crystals up to 4 mm on sparkling mint-green datolite crystals up to 3 mm with bronze-colored stilpnomelane micros. The datolite formed over thin calcite blades that dissolved leaving cavities. collected by Larry Venezia in 1994
Overall Size:9x7x6 cm
Crystals:.1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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