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Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation) from Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 73652
Mineral:Quartz (parallel-growth scepter formation)
Locality:Mother Mary Pocket, Hayes Mine, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Cluster of lustrous transparent quartz crystals in aggregates of parallel growth. The quartz crystals exhibit two generations of scepter-habit growth: the first is milky quartz, which was overgrown with slightly smoky transparent quartz. Collected by Frank Perham (1934-) from pocket he discovered July 1, 2017, accompanied by his autographed label
Overall Size:8x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:15-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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