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Polylithionite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Québec, Canada

 
Polylithionite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Québec, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Polylithionite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 11744
Mineral:Polylithionite with Aegirine
Locality:Poudrette Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Description:Pearly hexagonal polylithionite crystals to 1 cm with elongated black aegirine crystals to 2.5 cm. A rare mineral for this locality. Fluoresces yellow-white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:3x2.5x1 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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