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Quartz var. Tessin-habit with Almandine Garnet, Magnesite, Chlorite from Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut

 
Quartz var. Tessin-habit with Almandine Garnet, Magnesite, Chlorite from Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz var. Tessin-habit with Almandine Garnet, Magnesite, Chlorite from Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 45945
Mineral:Quartz var. Tessin-habit with Almandine Garnet, Magnesite, Chlorite
Locality:Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut
Description:Transparent colorless quartz crystals that exhibit the Tessin habit (repeated alternating termination and prism faces forming a tapered crystal). A red almandine garnet is visible in the most prominent quartz crystal. Scattered magnesite and chlorite. See article The Remarkable Quartz Crystals of West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut in Rocks and Minerals v.78 #4
Overall Size:4x2x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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