DESCRIPTION: | No. 76688
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Mineral: | Quartz var. Tessin habit scepter with Magnesite
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Locality: | Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut |
Description: | Lustrous transparent Tessin-habit quartz crystals to 12 mm with rhombic translucent yellow magnesite crystals to 6 mm and chlorite microcrystals. Tessin-habit quartz crystals have repeated termination and prism faces forming tapered, elongated crystals. From my personal collection; collected at the LMSCC field trip ca. 1995. see article The Remarkable Quartz Crystals of West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut in Rocks and Minerals v.78 #4 |
Overall Size: | 9.5x4.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |