AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite)

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite) from Oliver Geroux Molybdenite Mine, Bear Lake, Québec, Canada

 
Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite) from Oliver Geroux Molybdenite Mine, Bear Lake, Québec, Canada

Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite) from Oliver Geroux Molybdenite Mine, Bear Lake, Québec, Canada

Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite) from Oliver Geroux Molybdenite Mine, Bear Lake, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 39390
Mineral:Scapolite (Meionite-Marialite)
Locality:Oliver Geroux Molybdenite Mine, Bear Lake, Québec, Canada
Description:Prismatic pale-yellow crystals labeled as scapolite (a mineral group containing meionite and marialite). One crystal appears to have been fractured post formation, then healed with small black crystals in the healed area. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #6841; originally acquired in 1986
Overall Size:5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:18-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;