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Petalite with Lepidolite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Petalite with Lepidolite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Petalite with Lepidolite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Petalite with Lepidolite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 64847
Mineral:Petalite with Lepidolite
Locality:Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Large specimen of translucent white petalite intermixed with pink lepidolite and colorless quartz. One face was sawn flat to show the internal mixture of the minerals. Petalite is rare in Maine pegmatites and difficult to identify in the field. Collected in 1976
Overall Size:13x10x4 cm
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