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mariposite
Green form of
Muscovite
mica
in small dense flake groups found in Mariposa (and Tuolumne) County, California. Mariposite forms in
metamorphasized
Dolomite
and
Quartz
, and these are usually present as
vein
s or as a base material. A combination of the green mica and the veins or base material forms a rock which is also called Mariposite, and it is sometimes used as an ornamental stone.
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