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Crocoite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

 
Crocoite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

Crocoite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

Crocoite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 44652
Mineral:Crocoite
Locality:Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)
Description:Translucent red-orange crocoite crystals in crevices and shallow cavities in brecciated milky quartz matrix. A rare specimen from the type locality for crocoite. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) collection #202
Overall Size:6x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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