Biotite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

BiotiteSize: 6.5x8.5cmA single black Biotite crystal 6.5 x 8.5 with no matrix. Comes with a "George L. English & Co." label. Address listed as "No. 64 East 12th Street, New York". Printed label has "Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Italy" crossed out, with "New York Island, NY" neatly penned in. This label dates to 1893-1898. See label photo.

© Terry Burtzlaff

Almandine

35th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

The famous "Subway Garnet" from the American Museum of Natural History, on display at the Tucson Show, 2008. According to the label, the locality is debatable. The almandine crystal, found in 1885, weighs a whopping 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg). Peter Cristofono photo.

© 2008 Peter Cristofono

Almandine

65th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine crystals in matrix. From the collection of R. Fitton. Reportedly collected by Stanton in 1888 and pictured in Manchester's book on the minerals of New York City. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

© Rock Currier

Almandine

35th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

“The Subway Garnet” from New York is collection manager Jamie Newman’s pick for this 2020 Tucson virtual showcase.This almandine garnet is New York City’s most famous mineral. It was found underground in 1885 at the intersection of 35th Street and Broadway (debatable) in Manhattan, New York.It weighs 9.5 lbs, and was described by Kunz ...

© AMNH / John Betts

Almandine

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Sharp, dark red almandine garnet crystal, 21 mm. in diameter, collected c. 1888 from 65th St. & Columbus Ave. in Manhattan. Purchased from John Betts (#18435, 2002). K. Nash specimen (#201) and photo (Deaccessioned 2016).

Almandine

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine - half of a crystal displaying internal crystal structure. Self collected along the Brooklyn waterfront near Bensonhurst in the very late 1960's to very early 1970's. Manhattan bedrock was used as seawall bulkhead throughout the city.

© Christopher O'Neill

Schorl

Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Heavy specimen of Manhattan schist with divergent sprays of black schorl tourmaline crystals up to 15 mm long. Has label attached to specimen. Uncommon locality, even for NYC collections. Ex. J. Cilen #8995. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x6x5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-15 mm.

© 2001 John H. Betts

Almandine

Penn Station, 34th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine crystal, 1.7 cm., Penn Station Rail Yard, Manhattan Borough, New York City. Collected by Stuart Wise in 1955 on a mineral club field trip during expansion of the Penn Station Rail Yard (34th Street between 7th & 8th Ave.). Sold to John Betts, then James Zigras, then Rob Lavinsky. Now in Kelly Nash Collection (No. 398).

Xenotime-(Y), Microcline

185th Street & Harlem Speedway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Bipyramidal xenotime-(Y) crystal (2.5 mm) in pale pink microcline. Ex Joe Cilen collection.

© Van King

Heulandite Subgroup

63rd Street Tunnel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Heulandite crystal. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. I purchased this specimen from Larry Conklin's e-Bay site. It came with a label from the collection of Irving Horowitz. I "googled" Mr. Horowitz and found that he wrote an article for Rocks and Minerals magazine a few years ago. His address was given at the end ...

© SMS 2007

Zircon, Quartz

185th Street & Harlem Speedway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Prismatic red-brown zircon crystals in quartz. FOV = 0.7 x 1 cm Ex Joe Cilen Collection.

© Van King

Dravite-Uvite Series

Harlem Ship Canal, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brown tourmaline (dravite-uvite) crystals in Inwood Marble from the Harlem Ship Canal excavations. Specimen size 12 x 8 x 3 cm., collected c. 1890. K. Nash specimen*, obtained from NYC mineral dealer John Betts. (*Deaccessioned 2022).

Chabazite

63rd Street Tunnel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Orange chabazite. Photo is about 4.3 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. I purchased this specimen from Larry Conklin's e-Bay site. It came with a label from the collection of Irving Horowitz. I "googled" Mr. Horowitz and found that he wrote an article for Rocks and Minerals magazine a few years ago. His address was given at the ...

© SMS 2007

Mica Group

162nd Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

11.4 x 9.5 x 2.6 (box). A HISTORIC set of 14 mica sections from New York City, mounted in an antique glass-covered box. Written in the back in pencil is: "Mica, Bdwy & 162 St, NYC". This set probably belonged to or was sold by James Manchester, 1871-1948, a prominent member of the New York Mineralogical Club. He succeeded George Kunz as president ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Chrysoberyl

93rd Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gem chrysoberyl crystal sections (to 25 mm.)in quartz from 93rd St. and Riverside Drive, Manhattan Island, New York City. The specimen, 16 cm. long, was collected in 1901, and is now in the AMNH Collection. On display at the 2008 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

Dumortierite, Quartz

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Dumortierite - radiating blue crystals to 5 mm associated with an unidentified black mineral upon an approx 4.5 x 1.5 cm quartz matrix. From 139th street, Manhattan, NYC. See additional photos.

© Christopher O'Neill

Almandine

Fort George, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine Garnet crystals (dark red crystals) embedded in hornblend schist.Sample is irregular; approximate dimensions are: 18 cm x 17 cm x 10 cm.Collection of Mr. A. BernotasGeorgian Court UniversityCabinet Specimen #339

Microcline

Fort George, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

American Museum of Natural History specimen #37138, on display at the Tucson Show, 2008. P. Cristofono photo.

© 2008 Peter Cristofono

Kyanite

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

American Museum of Natural History specimen no. 110830. On display at the Tucson Show, 2008. P. Cristofono photo.

© 2008 Peter Cristofono

Xenotime-(Y)

185th Street & Harlem Speedway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

A 4 mm. xenotime crystal on quartz. Collected about 1890. Ex John Manley Collection via John Betts. Crystal was restored to matrix with glue at some point. K. Nash specimen and photo.

Beryl, Quartz

65th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Beryl crystal on quartz, about 10 cm. wide. American Museum of Natural History specimen no. 37130. On display at the 2008 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. K. Nash photo.

Tourmaline

165th Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

9.4 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm. The epitome of urban mineral specimens come from New York City. They may not be the finest of a species, but they are desirable and uncommon. And this piece has a superb provenance, having been in the collection of author and field geologist James Manchester, author of "Minerals of New York City and Environs" in 1931. This is ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Tourmaline

164th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

7.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm. Historically, New York City produced some interesting minerals and a geologist named James Manchester was the most famous guy to study them. His book, "Minerals of New York City and Environs," is still famous today. This is a specimen from his own personal collection, with his personal collection label - and the number matches ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Dravite-Uvite Series

Harlem Ship Canal, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gemmy brown tourmaline crystal, 4 mm., in Inwood Marble. A fairly typical example collected by John Betts in 1997 from a boulder on the bank of the Hudson River at Inwood Hill Park. K. Nash specimen & image.

Siderite (Var: Sphärosiderite), Pyrite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Interesting specimen with spheroidal siderite variety "sphärosiderite" and crystalline pyrite on a piece of Manhattan Schist, 80 x 49 x 15 mm. Ex James Zigras, Richard Hauck. The locality on the label is "Queens Midtown Tunnel Dig", which would date it's collection to the 1930s. The sphärosiderite is similar to a specimen from an earlier find ...

Dravite-Uvite Series

Harlem Ship Canal, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Small piece of Inwood Marble rich in brown tourmaline crystals, 26 x 20 x 19 mm., collected by John Betts in 1997 from a boulder on the bank of the Hudson River at Inwood Hill Park. K. Nash specimen & image.

Mica Group, Almandine

65th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Partial mica crystal with an embedded, flattened almandine crystal in the center. This is a smaller portion that was split away at some point from a larger piece (16 X 13 x 0.6 cm.). Ex Paterson (N.J.) Museum, their label (see child photos) says it was part of the original 1888 find at this locality by Gilman Stanton.

© Kelly Nash

Titanite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Titanite crystals in gneiss. The large piece is about 4 cm. across. On display at the 2008 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.

Dumortierite, Quartz

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Dumortierite - radiating blue crystals to 5 mm.

© Christopher O'Neill

Heulandite Subgroup

63rd Street Tunnel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Heulandite crystal. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2007

Heulandite Subgroup

63rd Street Tunnel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Heulandite crystal. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. I purchased this specimen from Larry Conklin's e-Bay site. It came with a label from the collection of Irving Horowitz.

© SMS 2007

Spessartine

Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gem spessartine crystals collected by J.G. Manchester between 1916-1924 at Ft. Washington Avenue & 181st Street, during the construction of an apartment building. Accompanying this lot of crude crystals were several cut stones (shown in one of the child photos - those are not in my possession). Deaccessioned in 2022.

© Kelly Nash

Hornblende Root Name Group

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

From the subway blast at 13th St. and 6th Ave. in Manhattan, this specimen displays dense mass of complex Hornblende crystals. The crystals range in size up to approximately 5mm and are complexly etched, lustrous, and have a dark olive greenish to brown color. Ex. Albert Peppis Collection No. A-177. Specimen measures 5.6cm x 4.46cm x 2.25cm.

© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com

Schorl

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Schorl crystal on quartz, approximately 8 cm. On display in a case of New Tork City minerals by the American Museum of Natural History at the 2008 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

Dumortierite, Quartz

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Dumortierite - radiating blue crystals to 5 mm associated with an unidentified black mineral upon an approx 4.5 x 1.5 cm quartz matrix. From 139th street, Manhattan, NYC. See additional photos.

© Christopher O'Neill

Kyanite

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

This specimen consists of a matrix of Quartz and Mica that hosts several crystals of intensely colored Kyanite. The color is somewhat unusual - being a dark blue with a slight, almost purplish hue. From 4th Avenue and 120th Street. Ex. Neil A. Wintringham Collection. Specimen size is 6.65cm x 3.65cm x 1.34cm.

© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com

Epidote, Orthoclase

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Lustrous olive green epidote crystals up to ~2mm intermixed with pink orthoclase on gneiss. From the Battery Tunnel construction. Ex. Tony Nikischer. Overall specimen size 6x4x1.5cm. Photographed under artificial light.

© Andrew Kruegel 2013

Diopside

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Typical crude "malacolite" (diopside) crystals from the Inwood marble. Collected in the Inwood Hill neighborhood at 208th St. and Seaman Ave., in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Ex Gilbert Stanton, Eugene Carmichael. K. Nash specimen and photo.

© Kelly Nash

Dravite-Uvite Series

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

A lustrous dravite-uvite crystal 16mm long partially acid-etched from the Inwood marble matrix. Collected from rock dumped along the Hudson river in northern Manhattan. Overall specimen size 5.5x4x3cm. Self collected. Photographed under artificial light.

© Andrew Kruegel 2012

Quartz

Harlem Ship Canal, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Quartz crystal, 8 mm. long. The crystal is notable mainly for its provenance. Collected in 1997 by John Betts from a limestone boulder at the edge of the Hudson River in Inwood Hill Park, directly beneath the Henry Hudson Bridge (see "Manhattan Mineral Collecting" on his website and originally published in the Mineral News). Boulders along the ...

Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Albite (Var: Oligoclase)

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

An interesting chunk of (blue) oligoclase - (smoky) quartz pegmatite from Manhattan, 78 x 71 x 56 mm. Collected in 1999 by John Betts at 110th St. and the Hudson River, where excavated rock from the foundation excavation for the Trump World Towers (1st Ave. between 47th & 48th St.) was being stockpiled. There is also some muscovite mica on the ...

Almandine

65th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Figure 1., page 116 of Gratacap, L. P. (1898): The Topography and Rocks of New York (New York Teachers' Monographs, April 1898)."Garnet, a variable silicate containing, on Manhattan Island usually alumina, iron, magnesia and lime. Garnets are plentiful throughout the island rock, dense concretions of them (the so-called seed ...

Tourmaline

165th Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

9.4 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm. The epitome of urban mineral specimens come from New York City. They may not be the finest of a species, but they are desirable and uncommon. And this piece has a superb provenance, having been in the collection of author and field geologist James Manchester, author of "Minerals of New York City and Environs" in 1931. This is ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Tourmaline

165th Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

9.4 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm. The epitome of urban mineral specimens come from New York City. They may not be the finest of a species, but they are desirable and uncommon. And this piece has a superb provenance, having been in the collection of author and field geologist James Manchester, author of "Minerals of New York City and Environs" in 1931. This is ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Tourmaline

165th Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

9.4 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm. The epitome of urban mineral specimens come from New York City. They may not be the finest of a species, but they are desirable and uncommon. And this piece has a superb provenance, having been in the collection of author and field geologist James Manchester, author of "Minerals of New York City and Environs" in 1931. This is ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Diopside

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

11.4 x 7.8 x 5.0 cm. Preserved specimens of urban geology, especially New York City, are just not that common. This is a very rare large New York City chunk of solid crystallized diopside. The small sugary, tan crystals sparkle in bright light. Two very large crystals are partially exposed on one end. This very rare older example is from the ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Kyanite

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

This specimen consists of a matrix of Quartz and Mica that hosts several crystals of intensely colored Kyanite. The color is somewhat unusual - being a dark blue with a slight, almost purplish hue. From 4th Avenue and 120th Street. Ex. Neil A. Wintringham Collection. Specimen size is 6.65cm x 3.65cm x 1.34cm.

© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com

Kyanite

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

This specimen consists of a matrix of Quartz and Mica that hosts several crystals of intensely colored Kyanite. The color is somewhat unusual - being a dark blue with a slight, almost purplish hue. From 4th Avenue and 120th Street. Ex. Neil A. Wintringham Collection. Specimen size is 6.65cm x 3.65cm x 1.34cm.

© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com

Stilbite Subgroup

Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Orange stilbite crystals coating a joint surface on a shard of micaceous gneiss. Collected from the "Welfare Island Water Tunnel". Ex AMNH (#40589), Phil Scalisi, Wm. Metropolis. An AMNH curator located a catalog entry for me, indicating that the specimen was donated in 1974 by R. Jacobs, Flushing, NY. K. Nash specimen and photo.

© Kelly Nash

Almandine

52nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine52nd St. & 1st. Ave, Manhattan, New York City, New York3.1cm x 1.9cm x 1.33cm

Xenotime-(Y)

185th Street & Harlem Speedway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

1.5x1.4x1.3 cm. University of Michigan collection. A small, but very rare specimen. C. Stefano photo.

© C. Stefano '12

Muscovite

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Large muscovite crystal, approximately 20 cm. across, on display (by American Museum of Natural History) at the 2008 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show (AMNH Specimen No. 107973).

Dravite-Uvite Series

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brown tourmaline (dravite-uvite) in Inwood Marble collected in 1913 by Gilman Stanton, from 216th Street west of Broadway, Gilman Stanton in 1913. This may have been from material piled near Baker Field (Columbia University), from Harlem Ship Channel excavations. Or, probably less likely, from a marble outcrop in the vicinity. Label from ...

© Kelly Nash

Fluorapatite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Pale green crystalline fluorapatite embedded in quartz and mafic minerals, minor pyrite elsewhere on the specimen. From 118th Street & Morningside Drive in Manhattan, NYC, Ex Gilman Stanton, donated by him to the Paterson Museum in 1937 (#G-1571). Child photos show the entire specimen (10.5 x 6.8 x 2.8 cm.). K. Nash specimen and photo.

© Kelly Nash

Hornblende Root Name Group

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

From the subway blast at 13th St. and 6th Ave. in Manhattan, this specimen displays dense mass of complex Hornblende crystals. The crystals range in size up to approximately 5mm and are complexly etched, lustrous, and have a dark olive greenish to brown color. Ex. Albert Peppis Collection No. A-177. Specimen measures 5.6cm x 4.46cm x 2.25cm.

© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com

Almandine, Biotite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Translucent pink almandine garnet crystals in biotite, field of view 6 mm. This is just a closeup of a pebble of Manhattan Schist I picked up in 1999, from the gutter adjacent to Central Park, across the street from the American Museum of Natural History. This formation outcrops all over Central Park and underlies 90% of Manhattan Island. The ...

Stilbite Subgroup, Harmotome

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Stilbite (probably stilbite-Ca) crystals sprays on gneiss, with associated harmotome. An old specimen from Yale University's Peabody Museum (No. 05064). I first uploaded a photo of this specimen shortly after acquiring it in 2013, and in 2022 I learned a lot more about it. I contacted Stefan Nicolescu, Collections Manager at the Peabody Museum at ...

© Kelly Nash

Almandine

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine - a side view of about 7 cm of an approx 19 x 9 cm mass of mica schist loaded with garnets to about 8 mm. Collected by William O'Neill (my dad) and myself along the Brooklyn waterfront near Bensonhurst in the very late 1960's to very early 1970's. Manhattan bedrock was used as seawall bulkhead throughout the city.

© Christopher O'Neill

Stilbite Subgroup

45th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Stilbite crystal sprays on Manhattan Schist, 2nd Avenue & 45th Street, Manhattan, NYC. Ex Sal Avella. Deaccessioned 2022 by K. Nash.

© Kelly Nash

Schorl, Quartz, Muscovite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Lustrous schorl crystals to 13mm in quartz matrix with minor muscovite. Collected from material dumped at Overpeck Park, NJ presumably from Manhattan island. Overall specimen size 6.5x4x1cm. Self collected. Photographed under artificial light.

© Andrew Kruegel 2012

Tourmaline

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Black tourmaline crystals in pegmatite. From 146th-147th Streets & Broadway in Manhattan. Ex L.H. Conklin. Two views shown. (Deaccessioned 2022).

© Kelly Nash

Marble

Inwood Valley, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

An outcopping of marble in Isham Park in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. This location is one of the very few in Manhattan where there is marble visible on the surface. (Wikimedia Commons photo).

© Beyond My Ken

Tremolite

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Tremolite, 207th St. west of Broadway, Manhattan Island. Ex Gilman S. Stanton, Paterson (N.J.) Museum (G-1566, received 1/27/37).

© Kelly Nash

Stilbite Subgroup

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Sprays of tan stilbite crystals with micro heulandite crystals on schist. From a subway excavation at 7th Ave. & 30th Street in Manhattan. Ex Ken Hogan, Joe Cilen (#17,231).

© Kelly Nash

Sillimanite, Quartz, Biotite, K Feldspar, Garnet Group

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Pocket of sillimanite needles in Manhattan schist (biotite rich gneiss with quartz, feldspar and garnet).

Diopside

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

11.4 x 7.8 x 5.0 cm. Preserved specimens of urban geology, especially New York City, are just not that common. This is a very rare large New York City chunk of solid crystallized diopside. The small sugary, tan crystals sparkle in bright light. Two very large crystals are partially exposed on one end. This very rare older example is from the ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Diopside

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

11.4 x 7.8 x 5.0 cm. Preserved specimens of urban geology, especially New York City, are just not that common. This is a very rare large New York City chunk of solid crystallized diopside. The small sugary, tan crystals sparkle in bright light. Two very large crystals are partially exposed on one end. This very rare older example is from the ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Stilbite Subgroup

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

6.2 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm. A fascinating and rare old-time specimen of New York City urban geology. Pumpkin-orange bundles of stilbite crystals are aesthetically set in the vug on the matrix sliver. According to the label of the Gilman S. Stanton Collection of the New York Mineralogical Club, the specimen was obtained by him in 1915 and came from the ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Almandine

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Large almandine garnet crystal (~20 cm. / 8 in.), collected from 66th & Broadway in about 1890. Display specimen at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH-NYC), photographed April, 2015.

Biotite

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

BiotiteSize: 6x6cmBlack, rounded Biotite "pods" in schist. From a very old collection.

© Terry Burtzlaff

Almandine

52nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Almandine garnet crystals in gneiss, 52nd St. & 1st Ave. Ex Schortmann's Minerals.

© Kelly Nash

Almandine

35th Street & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

The famous "Subway Garnet" on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Photographed using ambient light.

© 2022 Harold Moritz

Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series

Kingsbridge Road quarries, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Of Blacks Crystals Group of UviteSpecimen Giovanni FortunatoPhoto Bruno Marello

Dravite

Inwood Valley, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

This is a rare location specimen from the heart of New York City consisting of sections of lustrous, brown dravite-uvite series tourmalines up to 4 mm long, encased in gray-white granular Inwood marble.Ex John Betts specimen.

© P. Nicholson

Stilbite Subgroup

Manhattan Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Orange stilbite on gneiss, 92nd Street & Lexington Ave., Manhattan, NYC. Ex AMNH (25155), to Phil Scalisi (1969), to Wm. Metropolis (1983).

© Kelly Nash