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Quartz from railroad cut on eastern shore of Hudson River, between Schodack Landing and Poolsburg, Columbia County, New York

 
Quartz from railroad cut on eastern shore of Hudson River, between Schodack Landing and Poolsburg, Columbia County, New York

Quartz from railroad cut on eastern shore of Hudson River, between Schodack Landing and Poolsburg, Columbia County, New York

Quartz from railroad cut on eastern shore of Hudson River, between Schodack Landing and Poolsburg, Columbia County, New York

Quartz from railroad cut on eastern shore of Hudson River, between Schodack Landing and Poolsburg, Columbia County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 81143
Mineral:Quartz
Locality:railroad cut on eastern shore of Hudson River, between Schodack Landing and Poolsburg, Columbia County, New York
Description:Double-sided cluster of lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals on a core of translucent quartz with brown limonite stains. I collected at this site, and can testify that this is a good specimen for the locality, where trains pass 3 meters away. Repaired. Ex. Miller #M3901; ex. E. Greene private collection #QRZ-378; collected November 1998
Overall Size:7x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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