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Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

 
Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 37877
Mineral:Wavellite
Locality:National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Description:New discovery of yellow-green wavellite crystals in hemispherical sprays up to 7 mm diameter. A few wavellite sprays are missing, leaving the radiating structure exposed. The surfaces of the hemispheres are composed of lustrous crystal terminations. Collected in 2006
Overall Size:3.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:2-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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