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RM2541   Palygorskite

Aggregates of palygorskite fibers, of an intense white color, shiny. It is identified as coming from the Núria valley, in the Catalan Pyrenees, at the foot of the Puigmal mountain. A classic locality where this mineral appeared between limestone rocks. It comes from the Joan Astor collection (Barcelona), with a handwritten label and another typewritten.

Size: 9.3 x 4.5 x 2 cm.
Found in ±1975.
Col. J. Astor, Barcelona.
Classic locality
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RM2006   Tremolite

Radiated aggregates of Tremolite from this classic Catalan locality. Specimens were found in a Cambrian-Ordovician marbles with calc-silicate levels. Outcrops at an altitude of 2700-2800 m, near Pic de l'Infern (Hell's Peak), 2870 m.

Size: 6.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm.
Main crystal: 1.8 cm.
Col. Manchion.
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