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Actinolite in Calcite-filled Vein from Goshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

 
Actinolite in Calcite-filled Vein from Goshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Actinolite in Calcite-filled Vein from Goshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Actinolite in Calcite-filled Vein from Goshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 45673
Mineral:Actinolite in Calcite-filled Vein
Locality:Goshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Dense actinolite-rich rock with a vein running through the middle filled with lustrous green-black actinolite crystals in milky white calcite. The calcite was partially etched away to reveal undamaged actinolite crystals. Collected in 1993 by Wayne Corwin
Overall Size:12x8x5 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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