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Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

 
Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 52835
Mineral:Hübnerite in Quartz
Locality:Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina
Description:Elongated brown-black hübnerite crystals embedded in translucent milky quartz with minor chalcopyrite on the rear. For more information see: Tungsten Deposit near Townsville, N.C. in American Mineralogist (1945), vol. 30, p. 97. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection
Overall Size:5x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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