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Hornblende from Bear Lake, near Tory Hill, Bancroft District, Ontario, Canada

 
Hornblende from Bear Lake, near Tory Hill, Bancroft District, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 40096
Mineral:Hornblende
Locality:Bear Lake, near Tory Hill, Bancroft District, Ontario, Canada
Description:Several interconnected lustrous black hornblende crystals that were etched from surrounding calcite. The surfaces of the hornblende crystals have irregular depressions indicating it formed simultaneously with the surrounding calcite.
Overall Size:23x22x19 mm
Crystals:5-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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