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Quartz var. Rose Quartz crystals from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

 
Quartz var. Rose Quartz crystals from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 11027
Mineral:Quartz var. Rose Quartz crystals
Locality:Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine
Description:1 cm pocket lined with pale pink rose quartz crystals to 3 mm long in albite, muscovite pegmatite matrix. Collected by famous Maine author from the only US locality for rare rose quartz crystals. Ex. William P. Hinkley (author of Maine Mines and Minerals, Volume 2, Eastern Maine)
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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