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Albite on Microcline from Shaw and Esrey Quarry, Chester Station, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

 
Albite on Microcline from Shaw and Esrey Quarry, Chester Station, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Albite on Microcline from Shaw and Esrey Quarry, Chester Station, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Albite on Microcline from Shaw and Esrey Quarry, Chester Station, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 27781
Mineral:Albite on Microcline
Locality:Shaw and Esrey Quarry, Chester Station, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Description:Platy formation of microcline and albite with orange-brown limonite coloring. These formations are commonly known as Chesterlite. All surfaces are crystallized with faces in parallel orientation. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk, MD. (1890s-1969)
Overall Size:12x6x7 cm
Crystals:1-2 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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