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Chabazite var. Phacolite twins from Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon

 
Chabazite var. Phacolite twins from Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon

Chabazite var. Phacolite twins from Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon

Chabazite var. Phacolite twins from Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon

Chabazite var. Phacolite twins from Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Chabazite var. Phacolite twins from Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon

DESCRIPTION:No. 80765
Mineral:Chabazite var. Phacolite twins
Locality:Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless chabazite crystals covering one face of gray basalt. The chabazite crystals exhibit the classic phacolite twin habit -- looks beautiful under magnification. The chabazite fluoresces white under LW UV illumination.
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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