| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Virginia > Titanite, Actinolite, Prehnite, Bornite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58079 |
| Mineral: | Titanite, Actinolite, Prehnite, Bornite |
| Locality: | Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent brown titanite crystals to 4 mm with acicular green actinolite crystals to 1 mm over translucent green-gray prehnite with tarnished blue-black bornite on the edges. Requires magnification to appreciate. Ex. B. Gaber collection #646; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #38 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x4.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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