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Meionite and Vesuvianite from Goodall Farm Quarry, 600 meter Prospect, Sanford, York County, Maine

 
Meionite and Vesuvianite from Goodall Farm Quarry, 600 meter Prospect, Sanford, York County, Maine

Meionite and Vesuvianite from Goodall Farm Quarry, 600 meter Prospect, Sanford, York County, Maine

Meionite and Vesuvianite from Goodall Farm Quarry, 600 meter Prospect, Sanford, York County, Maine

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Meionite and Vesuvianite from Goodall Farm Quarry, 600 meter Prospect, Sanford, York County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 53543
Mineral:Meionite and Vesuvianite
Locality:Goodall Farm Quarry, 600 meter Prospect, Sanford, York County, Maine
Description:Translucent white prismatic meionite crystals to 25 mm long in a calcite-filled vein between green-brown vesuvianite crystals. The calcite was etched away to expose the meionite. The meionite crystals fluoresce red under UV illumination. Collected in 1992
Overall Size:6x6x6 cm
Crystals:3-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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