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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44508 |
| Mineral: | Chlorite-Magnetite-Amphibole var. Ripidolite pseudomorph after Almandine Garnet |
| Locality: | Michigamme Mine, Marquette County, Michigan |
| Description: | Chlorite-magnetite-amphibole pseudomorph after a dodecahedral 30 mm almandine garnet crystal. The surface of the pseudomorph shows faint brush marks from when it was first cleaned. This is the finest specimen I have seen of this prolific formation. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, (see Final Disposition Of Some American Collections Of Minerals, Frederick A. Canfield, 1923), bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 30 mm pseudo |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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