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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44510 |
| Mineral: | Olivenite |
| Locality: | Carissa Mine, southeast slope of Mammoth peak, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah |
| Description: | Rich specimen of acicular olive-green olivenite crystals in spherical aggregates to 1.5 mm diameter lining all surfaces of a complex cavity in brown gossan. The olivenite crystals look beautiful under magnification. 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: | 7.5x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-0.8 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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