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Spinel from Amity, Orange County, New York

 
Spinel from Amity, Orange County, New York

Spinel from Amity, Orange County, New York

Spinel from Amity, Orange County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 39799
Mineral:Spinel
Locality:Amity, Orange County, New York
Description:A complete octahedral spinel crystal that naturally weathered from marble matrix. The spinel crystal has faces composed of smaller, parallel octahedrons. Fitton collected the specimen at the old site where they found 10 inch spinel crystals in 1820. Ex. R. Fitton collection #3008, personally collected Sept. 26, 1971
Overall Size:6.5x5x5 cm
Crystals:6.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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