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Microlite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

 
Microlite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

Microlite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

Microlite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

Microlite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 44361
Mineral:Microlite on Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
Description:Translucent greenish-brown microlite crystal 7 mm across on platy white cleavelandite variety of albite feldspar. The microlite crystal is complete and undamaged, though the face has a striated contact-surface where it grew against an adjacent crystal. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) collection #TA-4
Overall Size:5.5x5x3 cm
Crystals:7 mm
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