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Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Pollucite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 81461
Mineral:Pollucite
Locality:Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Large double-sided specimen of lustrous transparent colorless pollucite, interlayered with white cookeite, lepidolite, and unknown dark mineral, possibly an oxide of manganese. Pollucite is a rare zeolite mineral high in cesium. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2011; collected by Ray Sprague (1946-2019)
Overall Size:15.5x10x4 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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