DESCRIPTION: | No. 77806
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Mineral: | Actinolite pseudomorphs after Diopside (Uralite)
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Locality: | Calumet Mine, 12 km NNE of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado |
Description: | Blocky green actinolite pseudomorphs after diopside crystals up to 15 mm long. This formation is known by the obsolete name of uralite. Diopside crystallized first, then altered to actinolite, maintaining the original form of the diopside crystals. Collected ca. 1990 |
Overall Size: | 11x7x6.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-15 mm pseudos |
Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
Buy similar: | Minerals from Rocky Mountain States, USA > Pseudomorphs (False Form) |