Analcime on Thomsonite from North Table Mountain, Stage 2 Lava Flow, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76565
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| Mineral: | Analcime on Thomsonite
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| Locality: | North Table Mountain, Stage 2 Lava Flow, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado |
| Description: | Large lustrous trapezohedral white analcime crystals to 15 mm with bladed translucent white thomsonite crystals to 2 mm in hemispherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter on brown basalt. The thomsonite crystals have brown limonite surface staining. Collected ca. 1985. The analcime fluoresces white under UV illumination |
| Overall Size: | 9.5x5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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