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Picrolite

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Cedar Hill Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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A variety of Antigorite

Columnar or fibrous variety of antigorite.

Classification of Picrolite

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Other Names for Picrolite

Synonyms:
Pikrolith

Other Information

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    • Localities for Picrolite

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    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kanto Region
        • Saitama Prefecture
          • Iruma-gun
    		Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Dobšiná (Dobschau) Mining District
    		Koděra et all.,1990: Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, I-III, 1590p
    USA
     
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire Co.
        • Florida
    		Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
    Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
    • Michigan
      • Marquette Co.
    		Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
    • North Carolina
      • Clay Co.
    		Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-W.F. Wilson and B.J. Mc Kenzie-1980
    • Oregon
      • Josephine Co.
        • Josephine Creek District
    		(inclusions in "josephinite" nuggets) Dick, H.J.B. (1974) Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24, 291-298.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware Co.
        • Upper Providence Township
          • Media
    		Min PA 1922 S. Gordon pg. 199
      • Lancaster Co.
        • Fulton Township
    		Lapham & Geyer, 1965: Mineral Collecting in PA;
        • Little Britain Township
          • Texas
    		Mineralogy of Pennsylvania-1922; Samuel S. Gordon, pg. 122
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