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Hydroxylherderite and Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

 
Hydroxylherderite and Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

Hydroxylherderite and Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 34459
Mineral:Hydroxylherderite and Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals
Locality:Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Muscovite and albite matrix with a cavity lined with pink crystals of rose quartz. It has not been cleaned in acid and still has all associated phosphates present, including amber-colored botryoidal hydroxyl-herderite crystals up to 2 mm diameter. Collected in June 1969 by Cliff Trebilcock
Overall Size:5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:.2-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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