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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 OF
    TRAVERTINE.
    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.