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Epidote-(Pb) (formerly Hancockite) from Parker Shaft, Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Epidote-(Pb))

 
Epidote-(Pb) (formerly Hancockite) from Parker Shaft, Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Epidote-(Pb))

Epidote-(Pb) (formerly Hancockite) from Parker Shaft, Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Epidote-(Pb))

Epidote-(Pb) (formerly Hancockite) from Parker Shaft, Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Epidote-(Pb))

DESCRIPTION:No. 44805
Mineral:Epidote-(Pb) (formerly Hancockite)
Locality:Parker Shaft, Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Epidote-(Pb))
Description:Compact mass of crystallized translucent red-brown epidote-(Pb) crystals mounted in an acrylic micromount box for protection and easy handling. Epidote-(Pb) was originally named Hancockite but was cavalierly renamed by the IMA. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987)
Overall Size:9x8x5 mm
Crystals:0.2-1.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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