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Inderite var. Lesserite from Jenifer Mine, Kramer District, Kern County, California (Type Locality for Lesserite)

 
Inderite var. Lesserite from Jenifer Mine, Kramer District, Kern County, California (Type Locality for Lesserite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 53587
Mineral:Inderite var. Lesserite
Locality:Jenifer Mine, Kramer District, Kern County, California (Type Locality for Lesserite)
Description:Lustrous transparent gray prismatic inderite crystals with translucent horizons crosscutting the prisms and darker gray inclusions. Collected shortly after Palache published the new species lesserite from this mine, subsequently discredited as inderite. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection, collected 23 July 1959
Overall Size:55x15x14 mm
Crystals:55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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