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Calcite with Actinolite inclusions from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Calcite with Actinolite inclusions from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Calcite with Actinolite inclusions from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 33309
Mineral:Calcite with Actinolite inclusions
Locality:French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Two cleavages of white calcite with veins or areas of thin green actinolite inclusions with old label listing the date in 1919 when the specimen was collected. See article: The French Creek Mine in Mineralogical Record v.25 #2. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected Jun 1, 1919
Overall Size:5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:
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