#2532 Perovskite, Andradite Var. Melanite California State Gem Mine San Benito Co. California USA (2004) FOV:3.6 mm

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Post published:2022-10-30
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#2157 Anatase Lincoln Center NYC New York USA (2003)FOV:1.6 mm (Collected in circa 1950-1955).

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Post published:2022-10-29
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#3410 Chabazite Var. Phacolite Sugar Grove Basalt Sugar Grove Pendleton Co. West Virginia USA (2022) FOV: 16mm

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Post published:2022-10-18
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Thinking through how to properly clean specimens from this location.

Zeolite Collecting in the Sugar Grove Basalt Dike, Pendleton Co., West Virginia, USA

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Post published:2022-10-18
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Location: (Source: Mindat.org) Sugar Grove Basalt is a amygdaloidal basalt dike or sill that intruded into the Devonian Millboro shale formation. This outcrop is located along the west side of County…

#3409 Chabazite Var. Phacolite (colorless lens shaped crystals) Nontronite (dark brown/black spots) Sugar Grove Basalt Sugar Grove Pendleton Co. West Virginia USA (2022)

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Post published:2022-10-16
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Collected this specimen on 10/15/2022. Location is definitely worth visiting. Will publish a trip report later this week. Visually identifications based on site data from Mindat.org https://www.mindat.org/loc-6913.html