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Kastningite from
Emmons Quarry (Uncle Tom Mt. Quarry), Uncle Tom Mt, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

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Emmons Quarry (Uncle Tom Mt. Quarry), Uncle Tom Mt, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
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Description
Comments:Identified on five small pieces obtained from a giveaway table at a mineral conference. Probably is more common. Xls dessicate in warm light which is a property exhibited by kastningite from Foote Mine and from Silbergrube in Germany. This property is distinct for the species. Collectors should check their material for xl sprays that look like colorless stewartite.
Habit:very small colorless clusters on siderite
Colour:colorless
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual Identification
References
References:Jason B. Smith.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Eosphorite
Siderite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kastningite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emmons Quarry (Uncle Tom Mt. Quarry), Uncle Tom Mt, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
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