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Calcite on Analcime from Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 80171
Mineral:	Calcite on Analcime
Locality:	Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon
Description:	Lustrous translucent butterscotch-yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals to 12 mm on lustrous transparent colorless trapezohedral analcime crystals to 2 mm on one face of brown basalt. The calcite crystal fluoresces yellow under SW-LW UV illumination Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) collection #U80, collected January 1995 by Jon Gladwell (Myrddin Emrys Ltd.)
Overall Size:	10x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:	1-12 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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