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LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF DIATOMITE FROM PERSHING CO. , NEVADA




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Reference Number: Avaluer:30884525Modified Item: No
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THIS IS A LARGE SPECIMEN OF DIATOMITE (DIATOMACEOUS EARTH).  THE SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY 13 X 9 X 7 cm.  IT WEIGHS 212 gm.  THE SPECIMEN IS FROM THE COLADO MINE, VELVET DISTRICT, PERSHING CO., NEVADA.   THE SPECIMEN WAS COLLECTED IN THE 1982. DIATOMITE OR DIATOMACEOUS EARTH IS MINED AND PROCESSED FOR MANY USES SUCH AS FILTER AIDS, MILD ABRASIVES, FILLER IN PLASTICS AND RUBBER, A STABILIZER IN DYNAMITE AND MANY OTHER USES. DIATOMITE IS NOT A MINERAL SPECIES, B...UT RATHER A SEDIMENTARY ROCK TYPE THAT CONSISTS OF MICROSCOPIC SILICEOUS SKELETONS OF DIATOMS. THIS SPECIMEN IS FROM A LARGE FRESHWATER LAKE DEPOSIT OF MIOCENE AGE AND IS A VERY PURE AND HI-GRADE EXAMPLE OF DIATOMITE.  SEE PICTURES.  I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE.  THANKS FOR LOOKING.  


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