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Austinite from Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah (Type Locality for Austinite)

 
Austinite from Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah (Type Locality for Austinite)

Austinite from Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah (Type Locality for Austinite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Austinite from Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah (Type Locality for Austinite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 60619
Mineral:Austinite
Locality:Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah (Type Locality for Austinite)
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless austinite crystals covering two faces of brown limonite gossan. Some underlying adamite is exposed around the edges and are identifiable because they fluoresce green under SW UV illumination. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #4473a
Overall Size:5x4x1.4 cm
Crystals:0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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