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Epidote in Actinolite var. Byssolite from Cedar Mountain Stone Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia

 
Epidote in Actinolite var. Byssolite from Cedar Mountain Stone Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia

Epidote in Actinolite var. Byssolite from Cedar Mountain Stone Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia

Epidote in Actinolite var. Byssolite from Cedar Mountain Stone Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia

Epidote in Actinolite var. Byssolite from Cedar Mountain Stone Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 46975
Mineral:Epidote in Actinolite var. Byssolite
Locality:Cedar Mountain Stone Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia
Description:Translucent green epidote crystals to 5 mm long in tapered aggregates of subparallel crystals embedded in white actinolite, variety byssolite. Ex. David Lipscomb, coauthor of The Minerals of Cedar Mountain Quarry presented at 34th Rochester Mineral Symposium
Overall Size:7x5.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
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