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Microcline with Muscovite from Jerry O'Neil's (Quarry), Tacony Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 
Microcline with Muscovite from Jerry O'Neil's (Quarry), Tacony Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Microcline with Muscovite from Jerry O'Neil's (Quarry), Tacony Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Microcline with Muscovite from Jerry O'Neil's (Quarry), Tacony Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 27951
Mineral:Microcline with Muscovite
Locality:Jerry O'Neil's (Quarry), Tacony Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:Part of a pocket wall with many small freestanding microcline crystals up to 5 mm with dark muscovite mica crystals up to 4 mm. A rare specimen from within the Philadelphia city limits. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected March 21, 1015
Overall Size:4.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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