AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Malachite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 27885 |
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Jones Mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Description: | White matrix (albite?) with many green malachite crystal clusters up to 3 mm diameter. The malachite has been polished to highlight the concentric growth patterns. (I have seen several polished specimens from this old mine over the years.) Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970) |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x1 cm |
Crystals: | 1 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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