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New York State Museum at Albany: Part 2 - Individual Minerals

September 25, 2016 Hershel Friedman (0)

When I visited the New York State Museum in Albany in August, I took many photos of the individual minerals in the display cases. This second post on the New York State Museum shows some of those minerals that I had photographed. Click the photos to enlarge them.


Molybdenite from Star Lake, St. Lawrence Co., NY
Molybdenite from Star Lake, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Calcite Iceland Spar from Lyon Mountain, Clinton Co., NY
Calcite "Iceland Spar" from Lyon Mountain, Clinton Co., NY

Chrysotile Asbestos from Thurman, Warren Co., NY
Chrysotile Asbestos from Thurman, Warren Co., NY

Drusy Quartz on Calcite Plates from Anthony's Nose, Cortlandt, Westchester Co., NY
Drusy Quartz on Calcite Plates from Anthony's Nose, Cortlandt, Westchester Co., NY

Blue Apatite from Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY
Blue Apatite from Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Rounded Dolomite Balls from Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY
Rounded Dolomite Balls from Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY

Purple Calcite from Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY
Purple Calcite from Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Quartz Herkimer Diamond from Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., NY
Quartz "Herkimer Diamond" from Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., NY

Sphalerite from Root Glen, Clinton, Oneida Co., NY
Sphalerite from Root Glen, Clinton, Oneida Co., NY

Chrome Tremolite from Balmat, St. Lawrence Co., NY
Chrome-Tremolite from Balmat, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Very Large Spinel Octahedral Crystal from Monroe, Orange Co., NY
Very Large Spinel Octahedral Crystal from Monroe, Orange Co., NY

Tremolite from N. Russell, St. Lawrence Co., NY
Tremolite from N. Russell, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Danburite from Russell, St. Lawrence Co., NY
Danburite from Russell, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Poker-Chip Style Calcite from Anthony's Nose, Cortlandt, Westchester Co., NY
Poker-Chip Style Calcite from Anthony's Nose, Cortlandt, Westchester Co., NY

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