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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76842 |
| Mineral: | Mercury |
| Locality: | Socrates Mine, 19.4 km NNE of Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California |
| Description: | Lustrous metallic droplets of liquid native mercury (naturally occurring mercury) on brown matrix. The surfaces with sealed to prevent the native mercury from vaporizing and the specimen is mounted in an acrylic Perky-style display box for easy handling. Ex. John Pitfick (?-1969) private collection #1132; collected ca. 1950 |
| Overall Size: | 6x4.5x2.5 cm, 6.5 cm box |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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