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78Y-QRXDravite NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) , Quartz SiO₂

Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Dimensions: 9 cm x 6 cm x 8 cm

Dravite

Size: 9x6x8cm

Self-collected. Calcite removed with acid

RJV-F6GFluor-uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F , Calcite CaCO₃ , Tremolite ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Selleck Road locality, West Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 5 cm

Fluor-uvite

Size: 10.5x5.5x5cm

Brown Fluor-uvite is 2.5 x 2 cm

Q68-768Fluor-uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F

Road cut, Bigelow, De Kalb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

A loose crystal of uvite 1/2"x3/4" collected by F Schuster fall of 2012.

0U6-JWLFluor-uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F

Road cut, Bigelow, De Kalb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

A uvite crystal as in appears formed in paleokarst sandstone. The brown uvite xlsis about 1/4 wide.

9G4-WLDFluor-uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F

Road cut, Bigelow, De Kalb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

A termination of an uvite crystal about 1.5" wide. Collected by F Schuster in the fall of 2012. Crystal was formed in a paleokarst Potsdam sandstone.

PTV-D8FChromo-alumino-povondraite NaCr₃(Al₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O

American #1 Talc Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Green Chrome-dravite, 6mm field of view. Former Alfredo Petrov collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

KYE-WRXDravite NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Dimensions: 2.7 cm x 2.7 cm x 1.8 cm

Dravite

Size: 2.7x2.7x1.8cm

J7E-3HKDravite NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) , Quartz SiO₂

Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Dimensions: 10.4 cm x 7.3 cm x 4.7 cm

From the classic New York dravite locality coves this intergrown group of jet black, lustrous dravite crystals with a quartz pocket along one edge. Individual dravite crystals reach 2.6 cm.

Specimen dimensions: 10.4 x 7.3 x 4.7 cm (4.1 x 2.9 x 1.9 inches)

M32-A4WFluor-uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F , Tremolite ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Reese farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

This is a 6cm x 4cm piece with brown fluor-uvite intergrown with white tremolite occruing in prismatic xls. This was collected by F Schuster

WQ0-MUNFluor-uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F , Tremolite ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Reese farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

This thumbnail (3cm x 3cm) was collected by F Schuster. A rough fluor-uvite xl in tremolite xls.