Palygorskite (Dimensions: about 4" across of a 9" x 9" specimen) ::Locality: Metaline Falls, Metaline District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA ::"Original description:" Big old sheet of papery palygorskite from the Metaline District in Washington state. Silky and smooth, just like just about no other mineral specimen. Child photo of entire specimen.