MINERAL SPECIMEN OF NONTRONITE FROM WASCO CO., OREGON

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THIS IS A SPECIMEN OF
NONTRONITE, CONFIRMED BY XRD, WITH A QUARTX/LIMONITE MATRIX,
THE SPECIMEN IS
APPROXIMATELY 9 X 6.5 X 6 cm
.  IT
WEIGHS 255.5 gm.
THE SPECIMEN IS FROM THE
TYGH VALLEY, NEAR WAMIC, WASCO CO., OREGON.
THE LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED BY MINDAT.ORG.  IT IS A NICE EXAMPLE OF THE SPECIES.
IT WAS COLLECTED IN 1984
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