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Aegirine from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

 
Aegirine from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 13718
Mineral:Aegirine
Locality:Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Description:Hemispherical specimen covered all around with fine, black aegirine crystals overgrown on white albite. The aegirine crystals are dense and average 10-15 mm in length. Colorless quartz and albite are intergrown with the aegirine. Ex. Russ Buckingham (1914-2003) - collected in 1971
Overall Size:9x7x6 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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