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Vesuvianite from Webster Prospect, Goodall Farm Quarry, Sanford, York County, Maine

 
Vesuvianite from Webster Prospect, Goodall Farm Quarry, Sanford, York County, Maine

Vesuvianite from Webster Prospect, Goodall Farm Quarry, Sanford, York County, Maine

Vesuvianite from Webster Prospect, Goodall Farm Quarry, Sanford, York County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 56920
Mineral:Vesuvianite
Locality:Webster Prospect, Goodall Farm Quarry, Sanford, York County, Maine
Description:Lustrous prismatic translucent greenish-brown vesuvianite crystals in a shallow cavity in massive crystallized vesuvianite with a smaller crystal-lined cavity on the rear. A good specimen from the famous vesuvianite locality first described in 1848. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #276, collected in the 70s
Overall Size:9x8x5.5 cm
Crystals:4-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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