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Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite), Titanite, Calcite from Bear Lake, Litchfield, Québec, Canada

 
Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite), Titanite, Calcite from Bear Lake, Litchfield, Québec, Canada

Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite), Titanite, Calcite from Bear Lake, Litchfield, Québec, Canada

Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite), Titanite, Calcite from Bear Lake, Litchfield, Québec, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite), Titanite, Calcite from Bear Lake, Litchfield, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 43417
Mineral:Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite), Titanite, Calcite
Locality:Bear Lake, Litchfield, Québec, Canada
Description:Translucent pale yellow-green scapolite crystals up to 45 mm long with lustrous black titanite crystals up to 15 mm long and remnants of translucent orange calcite matrix that once encased the entire cluster. The scapolite fluoresces under UV. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #998; collected by Ron Waddell in 1972
Overall Size:10.5x8x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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