Ankerite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Carson Hill Gold Mine, Calaveras Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Ankerite
- Dimensions
- 6 x 4 x 3 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- K582
Fine quality specimen Ankerite, a mineral similar to Dolomite, on green Mariposite. Quality undamaged
specimen with great crystals. Mariposite is a dolomitic
marble included by chromium rich mica found in the foothills of California and was often an indicator of nearby Gold and gives this specimen the green coloration.