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Torbernite from Case #1 Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Torbernite from Case #1 Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Torbernite from Case #1 Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 31312
Mineral:Torbernite
Locality:Case #1 Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Neon-green flakes of micaceous torbernite on brown feldspar matrix from the old Case Quarry originally mined for beryl during WWII. Weakly radioactive Old collection #3283
Overall Size:5x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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