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Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 57050
Mineral:Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals
Locality:Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Several translucent pink crystals of rose quartz with microscopic albite inclusions in the surfaces giving them a mottled appearance. This is one of the few localities in the world that produce crystals of rose quartz. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s.
Overall Size:15x10x8 mm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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