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Diopside and Albite from Mulvaney Property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Diopside and Albite from Mulvaney Property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

Diopside and Albite from Mulvaney Property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 43024
Mineral:Diopside and Albite
Locality:Mulvaney Property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Translucent green diopside crystals up to 12 mm long intergrown with bright white albite crystals up to 10 mm across. The diopside crystals have lustrous surfaces and rounded edges due to crystallizing simultaneously with calcite, that dissolved away.
Overall Size:6x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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