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Microcline from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Microcline from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Microcline from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 52339
Mineral:Microcline
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Doubly-terminated white microcline crystal with minor limonite staining on the broad crystal faces. For more info see Famous Mineral Localities: The Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut in Mineralogical Record Jan.-Feb. 1992. Ex. John Geiges collection #562; ex. L. Sidebottom collection #995; originally acquired in 1999; ex. Betts #5893
Overall Size:5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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