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Almandine : Fe2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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35th Street & Broadway, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA The famous "Subway Garnet" from the American Museum of Natural History, on display at the Tucson Show, 2008. According to the label, the locality is debatable. The almandine crystal, found in 1885, weighs a whopping 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg). Peter Cristofono photo. |
| © 2008 Peter Cristofono | Photo ID: 152386 View Count: 265 |
Almandine : Fe2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Penn Station, 34th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Almandine crystal, 1.7 cm., Penn Station Rail Yard, Manhattan Borough, New York City. Collected by Stuart Wise in 1955 on a mineral club field trip during expansion of the Penn Station Rail Yard (34th Street between 7th & 8th Ave.). Sold to John Betts, then James Zigras, then Rob Lavinsky. Now in Kelly Nash Collection (No. 398). |
| Photo ID: 198705 View Count: 101 | |
Almandine : Fe2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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65th Street & Broadway, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Almandine crystals in matrix. From the collection of R. Fitton. Reportedly collected by Stanton in 1888 and pictured in Manchester's book on the minerals of New York City. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 217119 View Count: 48 | |
Chabazite | |
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63rd Street Tunnel, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Orange chabazite. Photo is about 4.3 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. I purchased this specimen from Larry Conklin's e-Bay site. It came with a label from the collection of Irving Horowitz. I "googled" Mr. Horowitz and found that he wrote an article for Rocks and Minerals magazine a few years ago. His address was given at the ... |
| © SMS 2007 | Photo ID: 131831 View Count: 160 |
Dravite-Uvite Series | |
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218th Street & Broadway, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Brown tourmaline (dravite-uvite) crystals in Inwood Marble from the Harlem Ship Canal excavations. Specimen size 12 x 8 x 3 cm., collected c. 1890. About 500,000 tons of rock were piled around this locality on the north end of Manhattan Island (now Baker Field at Columbia University), and visited by many New York City collectors, between about ... |
| Photo ID: 237272 View Count: 45 | |
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63rd Street Tunnel, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Heulandite crystal. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. I purchased this specimen from Larry Conklin's e-Bay site. It came with a label from the collection of Irving Horowitz. I "googled" Mr. Horowitz and found that he wrote an article for Rocks and Minerals magazine a few years ago. His address was given at the end ... |
| © SMS 2007 | Photo ID: 131832 View Count: 307 |
Mica Group | |
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162nd Street & Broadway, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA 11.4 x 9.5 x 2.6 (box). A HISTORIC set of 14 mica sections from New York City, mounted in an antique glass-covered box. Written in the back in pencil is: "Mica, Bdwy & 162 St, NYC". This set probably belonged to or was sold by James Manchester, 1871-1948, a prominent member of the New York Mineralogical Club. He succeeded George Kunz as president ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 139577 View Count: 120 |
Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18] | |
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Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Heavy specimen of Manhattan schist with divergent sprays of black schorl tourmaline crystals up to 15 mm long. Has label attached to specimen. Uncommon locality, even for NYC collections. Ex. J. Cilen #8995. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x6x5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-15 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1941 View Count: 482 |
Xenotime-(Y) : YPO4, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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185th Street & Harlem Speedway, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Prismatic brown xenotime-(Y) crystals in quartz. FOV = 0.7 x 1 cm Ex Joe Cilen Collection. |
| © Van King | Photo ID: 198712 View Count: 216 |
Xenotime-(Y) : YPO4, Microcline : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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185th Street & Harlem Speedway, Manhattan Island, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Bipyramidal xenotime-(Y) crystal (2.5 mm) in pale pink microcline. Ex Joe Cilen collection. |
| © Van King | Photo ID: 198769 View Count: 199 |
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