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Hydromagnesite and Brucite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Brucite and Hydromagnesite)

 
Hydromagnesite and Brucite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Brucite and Hydromagnesite)

Hydromagnesite and Brucite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Brucite and Hydromagnesite)

Hydromagnesite and Brucite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Brucite and Hydromagnesite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 80208
Mineral:Hydromagnesite and Brucite with Aragonite
Locality:Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Brucite and Hydromagnesite)
Description:Green serpentine with rounded white hydromagnesite and scalenohedral aragonite microcrystals with foliated brownish-green brucite crystals on one end. A rare specimen of these minerals from the Type Locality where they were first discovered in 1821. Collected by B. Plotkin ca. 2010
Overall Size:10x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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