Sal Ammoniac on Matrix

Sal Ammoniac on Matrix from Paricutin Volcano, Michoacan, Mexico

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

Translucent brown Sal Ammoniac, (sometimes known as Paricutinite, on gray volcanic matrix. Cilen knew Frederick Pough who studied this volcano that first erupted in 1943, and this specimen possibly was from Pough personally. Ex. J. Cilen (1916-1997) #4496.

Locality

Paricutin Volcano, Michoacan, Mexico

Dimensions

6 x 3 x 3 cm.


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