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Turquoise (crystallized) from Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia

 
Turquoise (crystallized) from Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia

Turquoise (crystallized) from Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 38852
Mineral:Turquoise (crystallized)
Locality:Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia
Description:Elongated slab of foliated matrix with one edge almost completely coated with vivid blue-green turquoise crystals. The turquoise looks beautiful under magnification: spherical rosettes of lustrous, transparent crystals. Rare.
Overall Size:18x8x3.5 cm
Crystals:0.2-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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