AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Maine > Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals with Muscovite, Albite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 70755 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals with Muscovite, Albite |
Locality: | Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine |
Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent rose quartz crystals, the pink variety of quartz, on white albite and silvery muscovite mica. The rose quartz are densely grouped and show distinct pink color. This is one of the few rose quartz localities worldwide. Collected in June 1969 by Cliff Trebilcock |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-3.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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