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Zaratite on Chromite from Texas, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

 
Zaratite on Chromite from Texas, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Zaratite on Chromite from Texas, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Zaratite on Chromite from Texas, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 44470
Mineral:Zaratite on Chromite
Locality:Texas, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Description:Bright emerald-green botryoidal crust of translucent zaratite crystals covering one face of black chromite. One area has translucent gray hydromagnesite crystallized in cylindrical forms, possibly epimorphs. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:micro
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