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Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 50847
Mineral:Fluorite on Albite, Quartz, Muscovite
Locality:Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Two small cavities in quartz-albite-muscovite matrix with transparent purple fluorite crystals to 3 mm. The larger group of fluorite crystals shows cleavage faces on the outermost surfaces. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #125; collected 1939
Overall Size:8x7.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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