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Deweylite (talc+serpentine) from (Texas), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

 
Deweylite (talc+serpentine) from (Texas), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Deweylite (talc+serpentine) from (Texas), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Deweylite (talc+serpentine) from (Texas), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 35749
Mineral:Deweylite (talc+serpentine)
Locality:(Texas), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Description:Translucent amber-colored deweylite, an obsolete name for a mixture of serpentine and talc. This specimen has cavity in the middle lined with botryoidal growths. The original label did not list the locale, someone added Texas (=Low's or Wood's Mine). Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:5x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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