AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Virginia > Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 80917 |
Mineral: | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) |
Locality: | Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals with remnants of basalt on the rear where they were attached. The mineral hydroxyapophyllite-(K) was formerly apophyllite-(KOH), and before that known simply as apophyllite. Ex. Miller #M3599; ex. E. Greene private collection #SIL-325 |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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