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Clintonite

Charles Trantham Estate (1936-2020)
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Description
Locality: 
Crestmore Quarries, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3 × 3.5 cm
Description

An excellent miniature specimen featuring large greenish books of crystalline clintonite from the classic California locality.   Impressive size for the species with crystalline books to 2cm.

From the estate of noted California field collector and dealer Charles Trantham, a regular collecting partner to Al McGuinness and Jack Parnau.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clintonite

Formula: 
Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al3SiO10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.35
Hardness: 
3.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Clintonite type locality, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA
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