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Hydromagnesite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hydromagnesite)

 
Hydromagnesite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hydromagnesite)

Hydromagnesite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hydromagnesite)

Hydromagnesite with Aragonite from Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hydromagnesite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 80209
Mineral:Hydromagnesite with Aragonite
Locality:Castle Point (Stevens Bluff), Hoboken, (west shore of Hudson River opposite NYC) Hudson County, New Jersey (Type Locality for Hydromagnesite)
Description:Green serpentine with crusts of rounded white hydromagnesite and scalenohedral aragonite microcrystals on the rear. A rare specimen of hydromagnesite from the Type Locality where it was first discovered in 1821. Collected by B. Plotkin ca. 2010
Overall Size:9x6x3 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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