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Meionite with Titanite from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

 
Meionite with Titanite from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Meionite with Titanite from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Meionite with Titanite from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 64439
Mineral:Meionite with Titanite
Locality:Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Description:Cluster of distinct translucent pale brown meionite crystals to 22 mm with lustrous translucent dark-brown titanite crystals to 8 mm. The meionite crystals are prismatic form with four-sided pyramidal terminations and they fluoresce red under SW UV. Ex. Morse collection; collected in 1974
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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