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Millerite, Hematite, Dolomite on Quartz from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

 
Millerite, Hematite, Dolomite on Quartz from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

Millerite, Hematite, Dolomite on Quartz from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

Millerite, Hematite, Dolomite on Quartz from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

Millerite, Hematite, Dolomite on Quartz from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 73922
Mineral:Millerite, Hematite, Dolomite on Quartz
Locality:Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York
Description:Many lustrous yellow-metallic needle-like millerite crystals to 7 mm long with bladed specular hematite crystals to 1 mm and tan-colored ferroan dolomite crystals to 1 mm on lustrous transparent quartz crystals to 2 mm. Ex. Carl R. Bentley (1941- ) collection #403. See article in Mineralogical Record 7-8/84: Famous Mineral Localities - The Sterling Mine, Antwerp, NY.
Overall Size:4x2x1.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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