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Siderophyllite-Polylithionite var. Zinnwaldite from Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

 
Siderophyllite-Polylithionite var. Zinnwaldite from Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

Siderophyllite-Polylithionite var. Zinnwaldite from Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

Siderophyllite-Polylithionite var. Zinnwaldite from Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 50278
Mineral:Siderophyllite-Polylithionite var. Zinnwaldite
Locality:Morefield Mine, Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
Description:Large book of bronze-colored zinnwaldite mica with no matrix attached. Zinnwaldite is an obsolete mineral species between siderophyllite and polylithionite. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #233; collected 1940
Overall Size:7.5x6x1 cm
Crystals:75 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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