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LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF TRAVERTINE FROM THE BLACK ROCK DESERT, WASHOE CO., NV
$ 5.8
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Description
THIS IS A LARGE SPECIMEN OFTRAVERTINE.
THE SPECIMEN IS
APPROXIMATELY 12 X 9 X 6 cm
. IT
WEIGHS 377.6 gm.
THE SPECIMEN IS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST END OF THE BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEAR GERLACH, WASHOE CO., NEVADA.
TRAVERTINE IS A SEDIMENTARY ROCK FORMED BY HOT-SPRINGS AND IS COMPOSED OF CALCIUM CARBONATE. THIS DEPOSIT RESULTED FROM A HOT-SPRING ON THE SHORELINE OF PLEISTOCENE LAKE LAHONTAN. THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT CLASSROOM EXAMPLE
. SEE PICTURES. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.