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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44561 |
| Mineral: | Aurichalcite with Calcite |
| Locality: | Graphic Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Double-sided specimen of green acicular aurichalcite crystals to 2 mm long overgrown with translucent colorless calcite crystals to 8 mm across. The rear is completely overgrown with calcite and has a catalog number on plaster applied on the calcite. 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: | 8.5x5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 8 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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