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Petarasite and Zircon on Albite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Petarasite)

 
Petarasite and Zircon on Albite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Petarasite)

Petarasite and Zircon on Albite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Petarasite)

Petarasite and Zircon on Albite with Aegirine from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Petarasite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 57044
Mineral:Petarasite and Zircon on Albite with Aegirine
Locality:Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Petarasite)
Description:Transparent-to-translucent yellow petarasite embedded in translucent gray albite with prismatic black aegirine. One small cavities is filled with translucent red-brown octahedral zircon crystals to 0.5 mm.
Overall Size:30x20x16 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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