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Diaspore from Chester Emery Mines, Hampton County, Massachusetts

 
Diaspore from Chester Emery Mines, Hampton County, Massachusetts

Diaspore from Chester Emery Mines, Hampton County, Massachusetts

Diaspore from Chester Emery Mines, Hampton County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 44821
Mineral:Diaspore
Locality:Chester Emery Mines, Hampton County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous platy transparent purple diaspore crystals coating one face of magnetite-rich matrix. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:8x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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