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Zircon var. Cyrtolite from Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York

 
Zircon var. Cyrtolite from Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York

Zircon var. Cyrtolite from Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York

Zircon var. Cyrtolite from Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York

Zircon var. Cyrtolite from Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 34517
Mineral:Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Locality:Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York
Description:Large mass of brown zircon with bright yellow zippeite or uranopilite in some crevices. The cyrtolite name was used for the metamict zircon that is radioactive. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:6.5x6x5 cm
Crystals:
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