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Quartz casts and crystals from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

 
Quartz casts and crystals from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Quartz casts and crystals from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Quartz casts and crystals from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Quartz casts and crystals from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Quartz casts and crystals from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 63746
Mineral:Quartz casts and crystals
Locality:Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Crystallized translucent white quartz with boxwork cavities lined with distinct quartz crystals to 7 mm, some coated with orange limonite. It is speculated these casts formed when quartz formed over another mineral that dissolved away (pseudomorphs). Ex. Morse collection
Overall Size:11x6.5x6.5 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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