AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Microcline with Zircon |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 40664 |
Mineral: | Microcline with Zircon |
Locality: | Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada |
Description: | Two intersecting (possibly twinned) white microcline crystals 10 cm long with the select faces coated with sparkling greenish-brown zircon crystals up to 8 mm long. The microcline was repaired, but the are otherwise superb crystals. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #6751; ex. National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada |
Overall Size: | 11x9x5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-100 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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