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

Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite) with Pyroxene (Augite) from Diamond Lake Road, Bancroft District, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:	No. 45088
Mineral:	Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite) with Pyroxene (Augite)
Locality:	Diamond Lake Road, Bancroft District, Ontario, Canada
Description:	Translucent yellow-brown prismatic scapolite crystals to 22 mm long with dark green pyroxene crystals to 8 mm. Local collectors label these as scapolite, a group name for the marialite-meionite series. The pyroxene mineral is probably the species augite. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4354; collected by Schuyler Alverson in 1977
Overall Size:	4.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:	4-22 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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. ;