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Meionite (Scapolite) from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

 
Meionite (Scapolite) from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Meionite (Scapolite) from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Meionite (Scapolite) from Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 76450
Mineral:Meionite (Scapolite)
Locality:Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Description:Translucent violet-gray meionite crystals to 40 mm in yellowish matrix. The meionite crystals are prismatic form and they fluoresce red under shortwave UV illumination. Collected ca. 1974
Overall Size:5.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:10-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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