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Desautelsite and Artinite from Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, New Idria District, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Desautelsite)

 
Desautelsite and Artinite from Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, New Idria District, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Desautelsite)

Desautelsite and Artinite from Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, New Idria District, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Desautelsite)

Desautelsite and Artinite from Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, New Idria District, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Desautelsite)

Desautelsite and Artinite from Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, New Idria District, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Desautelsite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 73910
Mineral:Desautelsite and Artinite
Locality:Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, New Idria District, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Desautelsite)
Description:Uncommonly rich old specimen of orange-brown desautelsite microcrystals adjacent to a fibrous mass of acicular white artinite crystals. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #8466a; from first find in 1970s
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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