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Byssolite from
Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA


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Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Description
Comments:Tremolite, Variety Byssolite occurs in long hairlike fiberous masses, closely associated with crystalized Prehnite and Clinozoisite at this site.
Habit:Long hair-like, fiberous
Colour:pale to deep green
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:The Mineralogy of Pennstlvania 1922-1965; A. Montgomery, pg. 45
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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