AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Pargasite on amphibolite |
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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