AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Hampshire > Cordierite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 59858 |
Mineral: | Cordierite |
Locality: | Richmond Soapstone Quarry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire |
Description: | Five large distinct cordierite crystals in quartz-cordierite matrix with clinochlore-muscovite crystal layer on the bottom. The cordierite crystals are stubby prisms with green-brown color on the surfaces and green color on freshly exposed surfaces. Ex. Dr. Warren Johansson collection, collected in 1943 by F. Johansson |
Overall Size: | 12x10x9 cm |
Crystals: | 18-45 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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