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Montmorillonite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Montmorillonite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Montmorillonite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Montmorillonite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 76016
Mineral:Montmorillonite
Locality:Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Clay-like pink montmorillonite that formed as an alteration of the albite-spodumene pegmatite. The montmorillonite fluoresces white under longwave illumination.
Overall Size:30x14x8 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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