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Gyrolite on Prehnite from Chantilly Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia

 
Gyrolite on Prehnite from Chantilly Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia

Gyrolite on Prehnite from Chantilly Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gyrolite on Prehnite from Chantilly Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 45884
Mineral:Gyrolite on Prehnite
Locality:Chantilly Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia
Description:Double-sided plate of translucent green prehnite with hemispherical rosettes to 3 mm diameter of white gyrolite crystals.
Overall Size:32x21x9 mm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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