AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Hampshire > Cordierite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 45823 |
Mineral: | Cordierite |
Locality: | Richmond Soapstone Quarry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire |
Description: | Brown rectangular cordierite crystals in limonite-stained quartz matrix. These crystals are not gemmy enough to be called iolite, but they are from the same famous find in New Hampshire cited: Gemstones of New Hampshire Rocks and Minerals, 8-9/1990. |
Overall Size: | 8x6x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-3 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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