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Albite with Diopside from Mulvaney property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Albite with Diopside from Mulvaney property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

Albite with Diopside from Mulvaney property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

Albite with Diopside from Mulvaney property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Albite with Diopside from Mulvaney property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 55294
Mineral:Albite with Diopside
Locality:Mulvaney property, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Blocky translucent white albite crystals to 20 mm with lustrous translucent dark-green diopside crystals to 8 mm. The crystals were originally enclosed in calcite that was dissolved away to reveal the diopside and albite. Collected by Art Wright
Overall Size:9x8x5 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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