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Vesuvianite from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada

 
Vesuvianite from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada

Vesuvianite from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada

Vesuvianite from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 63006
Mineral:Vesuvianite
Locality:Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada
Description:Lustrous transparent purple vesuvianite crystals with a second generation of small yellow vesuvianite micros lining a shallow cavity in sugary crystallized vesuvianite. The vesuvianite crystals are elongated striated prisms with pyramidal terminations.
Overall Size:3.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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