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Petalite from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

 
Petalite from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

Petalite from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 52524
Mineral:Petalite
Locality:Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Crystalline mass of transparent-to-translucent gray to pink petalite, an important ore of lithium, with lamellar structure that is internally fractured along the cleavage planes.
Overall Size:10x5x5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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