Siderite
Moose pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
3.9 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm. A very rare and pristine, large floater siderite crystal from a very uncommon New Hampshire locale. The sharp, compound rhomb is moderately lustrous, with rust-brown color. Four of the six sides have striking, intense, box-work etching, which really adds to the presentation. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection and collected in 1989, ...
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