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Zircon on Microcline-Albite from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Zircon on Microcline-Albite from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Zircon on Microcline-Albite from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Zircon on Microcline-Albite from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Zircon on Microcline-Albite from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Zircon on Microcline-Albite from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 71548
Mineral:Zircon on Microcline-Albite
Locality:Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Translucent white albite-microcline feldspar crystals to 3 mm with lustrous translucent brown octahedral zircon crystals to 1.2 mm scattered on the surfaces. The feldspar fluoresces red and the zircon crystals fluoresce yellow under SW UV illumination. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1960s-70s
Overall Size:28x24x18 mm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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