| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Maine > Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71593 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite |
| Locality: | Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine |
| Description: | Two groups of lustrous transparent rose quartz crystals on brown albite. The rose quartz crystals have stepped growth patterns on the crystal faces and are remarkably transparent. Rose quartz crystals are rare and occur at only a few localities worldwide Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #57, collected in the 1970s |
| Overall Size: | 4x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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