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Quartz var. Chalcedony with Manganese-oxide dendrites from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Chalcedony with Manganese-oxide dendrites from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Chalcedony with Manganese-oxide dendrites from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Chalcedony with Manganese-oxide dendrites from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Chalcedony with Manganese-oxide dendrites from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 78444
Mineral:Quartz var. Chalcedony with Manganese-oxide dendrites
Locality:Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico
Description:Bland manganese-oxide dendrites on contrasting white quartz. Small cavities on the side have translucent quartz chalcedony that fluoresce green under shortwave ultraviolet illumination. Collected ca. 1970
Overall Size:31x25x18 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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