Gahnite, Quartz
Stratford, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
3.8 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
Gahnite Crystal: 1.1 cm
ex Francesco Bedogne
A rarely seen matrix gahnite (a zinc-bearing member of the Spinel Group) from Stratford in Alleghany County which was collected circa 1950s-1960s. It features a sharp, well-formed, very lustrous, slightly gemmy/translucent deep blue-green colored octahedron measuring 1.1 cm ...
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