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Rutile var. Menaccanite, Spinel, Chondrodite from Edenville, Orange County, New York

 
Rutile var. Menaccanite, Spinel, Chondrodite from Edenville, Orange County, New York

Rutile var. Menaccanite, Spinel, Chondrodite from Edenville, Orange County, New York

Rutile var. Menaccanite, Spinel, Chondrodite from Edenville, Orange County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 34715
Mineral:Rutile var. Menaccanite, Spinel, Chondrodite
Locality:Edenville, Orange County, New York
Description:Large complex crystal of black rutile (labeled as menacconite) 12 mm across with octahedral black spinel crystals up to 7 mm and crude crystals of orange-brown chondrodite. Rutile specimens are uncommon from this locality. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:8x5x4 cm
Crystals:3-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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