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Magnetite pseudomorphs after Hematite with Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

 
Magnetite pseudomorphs after Hematite with Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

Magnetite pseudomorphs after Hematite with Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

Magnetite pseudomorphs after Hematite with Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 45011
Mineral:Magnetite pseudomorphs after Hematite with Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite
Locality:Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York
Description:Lustrous, highly magnetic, black magnetite pseudomorphs after bladed hematite crystals to 2 mm with transparent colorless quartz crystals to 3 mm and translucent colorless calcite crystals to 15 mm, plus a few translucent brown 1 mm dolomite crystals. Ex. Richville Collection, collected ca. 1930
Overall Size:11x9.5x7 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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