MAGNETITE and ANTIGORITE - Rock Springs Iron Mine, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Black Magnetite with columnar pale green Antigorite

from an old locality - Rock Springs Iron Mine, Fulton Township, State Line Chromite District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

the operations were abandoned long ago - the Magnetite had too high in Cr2O3, TiO2 and ZrO2 content which made it too difficult to process

this specimen is featured on mindat, minID # VG2-7ED

Measures approximately 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inch, 7.72 oz / 63 x 38 x 38 mm, 219g

Item # A0020115

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