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Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

 
Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

Pargasite on amphibolite from Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 72985
Mineral:Pargasite on amphibolite
Locality:Barton Mine, Garnet Mountain Mine Pit #9, Gore Mountain, North River, Warren County, New York
Description:Many lustrous black pargasite crystals on one face of grainy amphibolite. The specimen was originally labeled as hornblende, but these specimens were later determined to be pargasite, complex mineral also in the amphibole group . Ex. D. Miller collection #M1127
Overall Size:7x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:4-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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