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Cordierite var. Iolite from Route 9 road cut at Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Cordierite var. Iolite from Route 9 road cut at Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Cordierite var. Iolite from Route 9 road cut at Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 36281
Mineral:Cordierite var. Iolite
Locality:Route 9 road cut at Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Transparent blue-green to dark purple iolite variety of cordierite embedded in greenish smoky quartz. Only cleavage faces are visible in this massive material. Ex. B. Jarnot collection
Overall Size:7x3x3 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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