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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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 63681
Mineral:Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) in Calcite
Locality:Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
Description:Large cluster of black fluoro-richterite crystals in white calcite. The fluoro-richterite crystals are doubly-terminated prisms with striated prism faces and angled terminations. These fluoro-richterite crystals were incorrectly labeled as richterite. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #1505
Overall Size:12x10x5 cm
Crystals:5-52 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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