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Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Large mass of actinolite from the Carlton Talc Mine in Chester, Vermont measures 19.05 cm tall. In the Charles Creekmur collection.
 © Charles CreekmurPhoto ID: 17541    View Count: 711

Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Dark green spray of actinolite crystals from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. The whole spray is 10.1cm long by 3.7cm wide. In the collection of J. Nemitz
 © J. NemitzPhoto ID: 186546    View Count: 165

Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Dark green fibrous actinolite. Self-collected in 1964. 6 x 7.5 cm. Michael Shaw Collection.
 © Michael ShawPhoto ID: 215949    View Count: 99

Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Actinolite from the Carlton Mine. 26 x 20.5 x 12 cm (the largest dimension is a little over 10 inches). Henry Minot photo and collection.
 © Henry Minot 2009Photo ID: 217732    View Count: 70

Anthophyllite : ☐[Mg2][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Harvard Museum no. 134858. Specimen is 8 + cm long. The label says: "This anthophyllite is host to chesterite, jimthompsonite, and clinojimthompsonite. Gift of prof. J. B. Thompson, Jr. 1999." P. Cristofono photo.
 © 2007 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 141256    View Count: 160

Jimthompsonite : (Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2, Clinojimthompsonite : (Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2, Chesterite : (Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6, Talc : Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

An intergrowth of clinojimthompsonite, jimthompsonite, and chesterite, as fibrous bundles, with talc. S073-27
1.5 cm specimen, courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company.
Note - for some reason I had a difficult time getting the color balance correct on this specimen, color may not be quite correct.
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 140475    View Count: 209

Magnetite : Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Octahedral magnetite crystals to 6 mm in chlorite schist. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Ex-Harvard Mineralogical Museum collection #123518.
 © 2005 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 27158    View Count: 472

Magnetite : Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Four octahedral crystals of magnetite in parallel arrangement in soft talc matrix. No damage. Matrix could be trimmed to make the specimen smaller. Overall size of mineral specimen: 6x3x2.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 7-8 mm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 5993    View Count: 381

Magnetite : Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

A single crystal on talc. The Field of view is 1mm. Photographed by Karl Volkman. In the Collection of Donald Volkman
 © Don Volkman 02/06Photo ID: 49404    View Count: 232

Magnetite : Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Gassetts, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

2.5 mm crystal. Photograph by Peter Cristofono.
 © 2006 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 50374    View Count: 231
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