Compact Hornblende Mass

Compact Hornblende Mass from Blue Mine, Ringwood Mining District, Passaic County, New Jersey

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Compact mass of intergrown black Hornblende crystals with black Biotite mica crystals and scattered Magnetite (as evidenced by magnetometer). From the old iron mines of northern New Jersey in the Reading Prong formation. Collected Sept. 3, 1994.

Locality

Blue Mine, Ringwood Mining District, Passaic County, New Jersey

Dimensions

8 x 7 x 5 cm.


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