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Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

 
Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Analcime on Thomsonite from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 82096
Mineral:Analcime on Thomsonite
Locality:Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Description:Lustrous translucent white analcime crystals to 11 mm on lustrous prismatic transparent colorless thomsonite crystals to 2 mm. The analcime crystals are trapezohedral form. A good specimen for a zeolite collector. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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