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Scapolite (gem-grade violet-colored Marialite/Meionite) from Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

 
Scapolite (gem-grade violet-colored Marialite/Meionite) from Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Scapolite (gem-grade violet-colored Marialite/Meionite) from Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Scapolite (gem-grade violet-colored Marialite/Meionite) from Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scapolite (gem-grade violet-colored Marialite/Meionite) from Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

DESCRIPTION:No. 82709
Mineral:Scapolite (gem-grade violet-colored Marialite/Meionite)
Locality:Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
Description:Lustrous transparent light-violet-colored scapolite without matrix. The exact mineral within the scapolite group is not determined exactly, but is most likely meionite. Has four-sided termination and is very clean internally. Fluoresce orange under SW UV Weight: 0.9 grams. Ex. Miller collection T1812; acquired in 1997 from S. Ulatowski from old stock
Overall Size:12x8x6 mm
Crystals:12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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