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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 40808 |
| Mineral: | Elpidite, Rhodochrosite, Albite |
| Locality: | Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada |
| Description: | Elongated green-gray elpidite crystals up to 18 mm long with purplish-brown rhodochrosite crystals up to 1 mm and white albite microcrystals mixed in throughout. The rhodochrosite is very rich and looks beautiful under magnification. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #8761; ex. Canadian Museum of Nature; collected by George Robinson in 1989 |
| Overall Size: | 9x8x7 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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