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Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite from Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 71593
Mineral:Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals on Albite
Locality:Rose Quartz Locality, Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Two groups of lustrous transparent rose quartz crystals on brown albite. The rose quartz crystals have stepped growth patterns on the crystal faces and are remarkably transparent. Rose quartz crystals are rare and occur at only a few localities worldwide Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #57, collected in the 1970s
Overall Size:4x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:3-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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