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Tuhualite and Narsarsukite from Opo Bay, Mayor Island, North Island, New Zealand (Type Locality for Tuhualite)

 
Tuhualite and Narsarsukite from Opo Bay, Mayor Island, North Island, New Zealand (Type Locality for Tuhualite)

Tuhualite and Narsarsukite from Opo Bay, Mayor Island, North Island, New Zealand (Type Locality for Tuhualite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 38079
Mineral:Tuhualite and Narsarsukite
Locality:Opo Bay, Mayor Island, North Island, New Zealand (Type Locality for Tuhualite)
Description:Acicular blue-black tuhualite crystals up to 0.1 mm lining gas cavities in gray basalt matrix with translucent yellow-orange narsarsukite crystals up to 0.5 mm.
Overall Size:25x16x8 mm
Crystals:0.05-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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