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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia

 
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 80917
Mineral:Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Locality:Luck Stone Co. Fairfax Quarry, 6.4 km west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals with remnants of basalt on the rear where they were attached. The mineral hydroxyapophyllite-(K) was formerly apophyllite-(KOH), and before that known simply as apophyllite. Ex. Miller #M3599; ex. E. Greene private collection #SIL-325
Overall Size:3.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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