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Iona Island
Iona Island, Bear Mountain State Park, Rockland County, New York, USAI'm standing on a Amphibole/Garnet rich outcrop looking towards the area where the abandoned town of Doodletown is located. Thomas Edison had an iron mine there. May of 2011.
HPP-61VHedenbergite CaFe2+Si2O6
Iona Island, Bear Mountain State Park, Rockland County, New York, USALargest Crystal Size: 3 cm
Blocky crystals to 3 cm, analytically confirmed.
S297-25.
Iona Island
Iona Island, Bear Mountain State Park, Rockland County, New York, USAThis is my kind of place. Train watching, mineral collecting and bird watching in a very scenic location. The Bear Mountain Bridge is in the background. May of 2011.
3QU-W3RHedenbergite CaFe2+Si2O6
Iona Island, Bear Mountain State Park, Rockland County, New York, USADimensions: 10.2 cm x 7.7 cm x 6.8 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 36 mm
Jumbled cluster of prismatic hedenbergite crystals. Ex Bob Trimmingham (T-19147). His notes on the label say that he purchased the specimen from Excalibur Minerals in 2010 for $125, and trimmed off about 40% of the specimen that had damaged crystals. "Obtained during utility excavations some years ago. Only a few of these produced." K. Nash specimen and photo.