Specimen #841

Name: Artinite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Staten Island, New York, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-10-27

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Artinite is a somewhat rare carbonate mineral. It forms as a crust of acicular to fibrous crystal aggregates sometimes collected into tight perfectly spherical balls. It is always associated with ultra-basic igneous and metamorphic rocks such as serpentinite.

Minerals: Artinite (Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)_{2 3}(H₂O))

There are 2 pictures on file

M00841-01.jpg:

Artinite, Magnification: 10X, FOV: 13.5 x 9.0 mm

M00841-02.jpg:

Artinite, Magnification: 20X, FOV: 6.8 x 4.5 mm