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Karpatite

Mineral:

Karpatite: C24H12

Comments:

Flat lying sprays of fibrous crystals of yellow karpatite to 2.8 cm in length on siliceous jasperoid with drusy quartz. Lower image taken using SW UV light.

Location:

Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA.

Scale:

9.3 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm.

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