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Fluorellestadite var. Wilkeite from Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside County, California (Type Locality for Wilkeite)

 
Fluorellestadite var. Wilkeite from Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside County, California (Type Locality for Wilkeite)

Fluorellestadite var. Wilkeite from Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside County, California (Type Locality for Wilkeite)

Fluorellestadite var. Wilkeite from Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside County, California (Type Locality for Wilkeite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 74062
Mineral:Fluorellestadite var. Wilkeite
Locality:Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside County, California (Type Locality for Wilkeite)
Description:Translucent pale-pink wilkeite, the obsolete mineral now recognized as fluorellestadite, on one face of green garnet-rich matrix. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #515; ex. George Burnham (1914-2008), owner Burminco (Monrovia, California)
Overall Size:4.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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