AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Kimberlite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 30408 |
Mineral: | Kimberlite |
Locality: | Tanoma Mine, Dixonville Dike, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
Description: | Mixture of several minerals known as kimberlite - the parent rock that diamonds are found in. Typical minerals include forsterite, pyrope garnet, diopside, and phlogopite mica. Ex. Jay Lininger (1939-2004); auction lot 34, item no. 02299; collected by Joe Dague January 1994 |
Overall Size: | 8x4x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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