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Enstatite var. Hypersthene in Almandine Garnet from Barton Garnet Mine, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

 
Enstatite var. Hypersthene in Almandine Garnet from Barton Garnet Mine, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Enstatite var. Hypersthene in Almandine Garnet from Barton Garnet Mine, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Enstatite var. Hypersthene in Almandine Garnet from Barton Garnet Mine, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Enstatite var. Hypersthene in Almandine Garnet from Barton Garnet Mine, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 52942
Mineral:Enstatite var. Hypersthene in Almandine Garnet
Locality:Barton Garnet Mine, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York
Description:Lustrous black rounded complex crystals of hypersthene, the old mineral name that is now considered to be ferroan enstatite, that were exposed by carefully excavating them from the surrounding translucent red almandine garnet.
Overall Size:6x5x3 cm
Crystals:15-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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