| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Massachusetts > Meionite in Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81375 |
| Mineral: | Meionite in Quartz |
| Locality: | Bolton Lime Quarries, Rattlesnake Hill, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Description: | Elongated translucent brown meionite crystals embedded in milky quartz from the old locality first described ca. 1823. These specimens were frequently mislabeled as petalite based on early descriptions, but Palache clarified the mineral species in 1923. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2009; ex. Betts #46774 |
| Overall Size: | 10x5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-32 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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