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Microcline, Smoky Quartz, Albite from Oliver Diggings, Moat Mountain, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Microcline, Smoky Quartz, Albite from Oliver Diggings, Moat Mountain, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Microcline, Smoky Quartz, Albite from Oliver Diggings, Moat Mountain, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 52644
Mineral:Microcline, Smoky Quartz, Albite
Locality:Oliver Diggings, Moat Mountain, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Blocky white microcline feldspar crystals to 17 mm with lustrous smoky quartz crystals to 15 mm with minor white albite crystals to 1 mm. Several of the microcline crystals have a pale green color, amazonite coloration, caused by lead impurities. Collected September 1996
Overall Size:7x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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