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Zircon from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

 
Zircon from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

Zircon from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

Zircon from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Zircon from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Zircon from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 76434
Mineral:Zircon
Locality:Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Description:Lustrous translucent brown pseudo-octahedral zircon crystals with inclusions of white albite on the surfaces. The zircon crystals fluoresces dull yellow-orange under longwave and shortwave ultraviolet illumination. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:14x13x11 mm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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