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Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

 
Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 38527
Mineral:Wavellite
Locality:National Limestone Quarry, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Description:Recent discovery of yellow-green wavellite crystals in hemispherical sprays up to 10 mm diameter on matrix. The wavellite crystals show individual terminations when viewed under 20x. Several hemispheres are incomplete exposing the radiating structure. Collected in 2006
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:2-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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