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Albite var. Oligoclase from west shore of Manhattan Island at 102 Street, New York City, New York County, New York

 
Albite var. Oligoclase from west shore of Manhattan Island at 102 Street, New York City, New York County, New York

Albite var. Oligoclase from west shore of Manhattan Island at 102 Street, New York City, New York County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 356
Mineral:Albite var. Oligoclase
Locality:west shore of Manhattan Island at 102 Street, New York City, New York County, New York
Description:Translucent bluish-green oligoclase, a middle member of the Albite-Anorthite series, intermixed with smoky quartz. The material is massive and most surfaces are cleavage faces. Personally collected in 1997 from excavated rock used as landfill in Riverside Park
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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