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Zircon var. Cyrtolite from MacDonald Quarry, Hybla, Ontario, Canada

 
Zircon var. Cyrtolite from MacDonald Quarry, Hybla, Ontario, Canada

Zircon var. Cyrtolite from MacDonald Quarry, Hybla, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 40960
Mineral:Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Locality:MacDonald Quarry, Hybla, Ontario, Canada
Description:Cluster of many brown parallel zircon crystals with no matrix attached. This variety of zircon has been altered by surrounding radioactive minerals, degrading the crystal structure into the (metamict) variety called cyrtolite. Slightly radioactive. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #1751; ex. Wards in 1977
Overall Size:3.5x2.5x2.2 cm
Crystals:5-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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