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Silicon Carbide from Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada

 
Silicon Carbide from Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 18463
Mineral:Silicon Carbide
Locality:Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada
Description:Thin, platy crystals of silicon carbide that formed inside steel furnaces after cool down. Very beautiful blue to purple iridescence on the crystal faces.
Overall Size:7x6x5 cm
Crystals:1 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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