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Pectolite from Cedar Mountain Quarry, near Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia

 
Pectolite from Cedar Mountain Quarry, near Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia

Pectolite from Cedar Mountain Quarry, near Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 60732
Mineral:Pectolite
Locality:Cedar Mountain Quarry, near Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia
Description:Cone-shaped crystallized mass of fibrous white pectolite crystals. The fibrous structure of the pectolite crystals give the surfaces a chatoyancy. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #1352; ex. David Lipscomb, coauthor of The Minerals of Cedar Mountain Quarry presented at 34th Rochester Mineral Symposium
Overall Size:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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