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Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

 
Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating from Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 76586
Mineral:Albite (Pericline Habit) with Chlorite coating
Locality:Acushnet Quarry, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Description:Pericline-habit white albite crystals to 25 mm coated with lustrous green chlorite microcrystals. This quarry is noted for the classic Pericline Habit of prismatic albite crystals typical of alpine-cleft deposits. Collected by Paul Young ca. 1995
Overall Size:8x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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