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Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

 
Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Chabazite and Heulandite from Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 76578
Mineral:Chabazite and Heulandite
Locality:Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Description:Lustrous translucent-to-transparent red-orange rhombohedral chabazite crystals to 11 mm with pearly transparent brown heulandite crystals to 6 mm and transparent beige-colored scalenohedral calcite crystals to 8 mm with waxy surface luster. The calcite crystals fluoresce white under longwave UV illumination. Acquired in 1995 from Robert Chasen
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x2 cm
Crystals:3-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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