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Heulandite-Ca on Amethyst Quartz from Moose Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

 
Heulandite-Ca on Amethyst Quartz from Moose Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Heulandite-Ca on Amethyst Quartz from Moose Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Heulandite-Ca on Amethyst Quartz from Moose Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 53272
Mineral:Heulandite-Ca on Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Moose Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Description:Translucent colorless quartz that filled a concave cavity in the pillow basalts with white surfaces on the outside. A small cavity is exposed on one edge lined with purple amethyst quartz crystals to 3 mm and translucent heulandite crystals to 12 mm. Ex. Tim Swan collection at River Valley Mineral Museum (Rumford, Maine) #190
Overall Size:14.5x9x4.5 cm
Crystals:2-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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