AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Hampshire > Arfvedsonite (rare terminated crystal) on Albite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 56102 |
Mineral: | Arfvedsonite (rare terminated crystal) on Albite |
Locality: | Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire |
Description: | Lustrous black 27 mm arfvedsonite crystal with slightly striated crystal faces and well developed termination on limonite-stained platy albite crystals in rounded aggregates to 5 mm. Terminated arfvedsonite crystals are rare from Hurricane Mountain. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #48, collected in the 1960s-70s. |
Overall Size: | 35x18x13 mm |
Crystals: | 1-27 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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