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Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

 
Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 62173
Mineral:Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite
Locality:Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
Description:Many large doubly-terminated prismatic black fluoro-richterite crystals (formerly called Fluororichterite, and just plain Richterite before that) exposed on all sides of white calcite. These are some of the largest fluoro-richterite crystals I have had. Ex. Reasenberg collection #1692
Overall Size:9x5x5 cm
Crystals:14-72 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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