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Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite) from south of Gooderham, Ontario, Canada

 
Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite) from south of Gooderham, Ontario, Canada

Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite) from south of Gooderham, Ontario, Canada

Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite) from south of Gooderham, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 72648
Mineral:Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite)
Locality:south of Gooderham, Ontario, Canada
Description:Lustrous translucent purple-gray subparallel scapolite crystals with no matrix. The scapolite crystals are prismatic form with four-faced asymmetric pyramidal terminations. Scapolite is a series composed of the mineral species marialite and meionite. Collected ca. 1970
Overall Size:30x21x13 mm
Crystals:6-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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