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Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Lazulite from Rapid Creek, 70 km northwest of Aklavik, Yukon, Canada

 
Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Lazulite from Rapid Creek, 70 km northwest of Aklavik, Yukon, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 60820
Mineral:Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Lazulite
Locality:Rapid Creek, 70 km northwest of Aklavik, Yukon, Canada
Description:Large crystals (for this species) of tan-colored whiteite with a few small dark-blue lazulite crystals on the rear where they were attached. The whiteite crystals are complexly-twinned barrel-shaped pseudo-hexagonal form with lustrous crystal faces.
Overall Size:15x15x11 mm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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