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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70741 |
| Mineral: | Siderite with Quartz |
| Locality: | Roxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
| Description: | Crystallized mass of rhombohedral brown siderite crystals intermixed with slender milky quartz partial crystals. Siderite was the primary ore at this early iron mine that first was mined in 1724. The siderite crystals have a bronze-colored iridescence. |
| Overall Size: | 6x4.5x3 cm |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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