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Clinochlore and Chondrodite from Tilly Foster Iron Mine, near Brewster, Putnam County, New York

 
Clinochlore and Chondrodite from Tilly Foster Iron Mine, near Brewster, Putnam County, New York

Clinochlore and Chondrodite from Tilly Foster Iron Mine, near Brewster, Putnam County, New York

Clinochlore and Chondrodite from Tilly Foster Iron Mine, near Brewster, Putnam County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 50816
Mineral:Clinochlore and Chondrodite
Locality:Tilly Foster Iron Mine, near Brewster, Putnam County, New York
Description:Platy transparent green clinochlore crystals to 4 mm with transparent orange-brown chondrodite fragments between the clinochlore crystals. This famous mine (known for complex mineralization) closed in 1897 after the 1895 cave-in. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #199; originally acquired in 1941
Overall Size:5x4x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
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