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Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite from Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

 
Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite from Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite from Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite from Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite from Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite from Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 77550
Mineral:Fluoro-richterite (Fluororichterite) with Calcite
Locality:Wilberforce, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Description:Lustrous black fluoro-richterite crystals with white calcite. The fluoro-richterite crystals are terminated prisms with finely striated prism faces and angled terminations. The surrounding calcite fluoresces orange under SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:4x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:12-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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