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Hemimorphite on Dolomite from Mattie Mae Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas

 
Hemimorphite on Dolomite from Mattie Mae Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas

Hemimorphite on Dolomite from Mattie Mae Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas

Hemimorphite on Dolomite from Mattie Mae Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 81230
Mineral:Hemimorphite on Dolomite
Locality:Mattie Mae Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless prismatic hemimorphite crystals to 1.5 mm on limonite-stained brown dolomite crystals to 2 mm. Hemimorphite is an uncommon mineral in the Rush Creek District, and highly sought by collectors. Collected early 1970s. Ex. Henry Delinde (1923-2019) collection, co-author of Arkansas Phosphate Minerals in Rocks and Minerals, July-Aug. 1989
Overall Size:33x21x13 mm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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