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Pargasite from Amity-Edenville marble belt, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York

 
Pargasite from Amity-Edenville marble belt, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York

Pargasite from Amity-Edenville marble belt, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York

Pargasite from Amity-Edenville marble belt, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 72818
Mineral:Pargasite
Locality:Amity-Edenville marble belt, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York
Description:Large terminated green-black pargasite crystal with no matrix attached. The pargasite crystal is six-sided prismatic form with shallow pyramidal termination. This sample was tested by Hamilton College and conformed the species is Pargasite. Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; ex. Dr. Joseph Springall (1811-1895) of Dexter, Maine
Overall Size:6x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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