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Mineral Specimen No. 328:
Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York.

Description of Mineral Specimen for sale No. 328:

Mineral Species: Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3.
Location of origin: Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York.
Description: Nine specimens collected from fault zones exposed by the TBM tunnel excavation mounted in a cardboard box with accompanying booklet. Minerals include stilbite, calcite, chabazite, heulandite, pyrite, epidote, chlorite. Collected between 1996 to 1999 by Charles Merguerian, project geologist.
Overall size: 13x13x3.5 cm box.

Mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

Detail view of mineral Set of nine minerals from the fault zones of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 for sale from Queens Tunnel excavation, Queens, Woodside, Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York

from the author's private collection of minerals from New York City.

Read the full article at: The Minerals of New York City

 

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