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Muscovite on Albite from Big Quarry, Alstead District, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

 
Muscovite on Albite from Big Quarry, Alstead District, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Muscovite on Albite from Big Quarry, Alstead District, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Muscovite on Albite from Big Quarry, Alstead District, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 47034
Mineral:Muscovite on Albite
Locality:Big Quarry, Alstead District, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Description:Distinct, well defined platy bronze-colored muscovite crystals on white albite. This is from a cavity in the albite that allowed large crystals of muscovite to grow, an uncommon occurrence in this pegmatite district. Collected in 1969
Overall Size:7x6.5x4 cm
Crystals:8-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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