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Quartz (parallel floater crystals) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz (parallel floater crystals) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel floater crystals) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel floater crystals) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz (parallel floater crystals) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 78045
Mineral:Quartz (parallel floater crystals)
Locality:Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Floater formation, fully crystallized on all faces with no attachment point, of lustrous parallel doubly-terminated transparent quartz crystals to 28 mm. This a classic parallel quartz formations from this quarry and highly sought by local collectors. From the collection of Frank C. Perham (b. 1934-), namesake of the mineral species Perhamite
Overall Size:28x25x24 mm
Crystals:14-28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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