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Epidote on Prehnite from Bull Run Quarry, near Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia

 
Epidote on Prehnite from Bull Run Quarry, near Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia

Epidote on Prehnite from Bull Run Quarry, near Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 39874
Mineral:Epidote on Prehnite
Locality:Bull Run Quarry, near Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia
Description:Translucent green-gray botryoidal prehnite almost completely coated with lustrous dark green epidote crystals up to 3 mm long with areas coated with gray quartz microcrystals. The epidote looks beautiful under magnification. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #5861; collected by D. Dinsmore
Overall Size:10x8x5 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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