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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 90146 |
| Mineral: | Proustite |
| Locality: | Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Región de Atacama, Chile |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent red elongated 30 mm proustite crystal, with several smaller proustite crystals around the base where it was attached, and no attached matrix. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970); Ex.Robert B. Gage (1875-1946); originally acquired in 1924 from Washington Roebling (1837-1926), builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, and mineral donor to the Smithsonian |
| Overall Size: | 30x8x9 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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