Stargazer Claim, O'Grady Batholith, O'Grady Lake area, Northwest Territories, Canada
Matrix specimen from this remote locality, 6cm with crystals up to 2.5cm
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another Stargazer claim Tourmaline just under 5 cm with multiple terminated crystals.
4cm tourmaline crystal collected by Brad Wilson. I like this one so much I do not know what else to say!
1.0 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
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Smoky quartz in this area are generally very dark, stubby and not so well formed. This is one of the better ones I got from the site. Some small elbaite crystals on the microcline. Collected in August of 2002.
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Whitish microcline with a sprinkling of sub-mm sized elbaite crystals.
2.9 x 1.1 cm unterminated hambergite crystal on matrix.
Single chisel tip danburite crystal. Fairly well formed for the locality. Collected in August of 2002.
5.0 x 2.1 cm crystal group on matrix of microcline/cleavelandite with minor smoky quartz. Collected with Brad Wilson in August of 2001
3.5 x 1.9 cm parallel growth crystal group on matrix. Collected with Brad Wilson in August of 2000.
Whitish microcline with a skirting of bluish gray cleavelandite.
Cute pinkish 1.0 x 0.3 cm doubly terminated elbaite on zeolite matrix.
single cream-whitish crystal with very faint greenish tinge on some surfaces.
A single crystal of dark burgundy grading into kind of a golden colour at the termination. Grown around a thin strip of mica on one side.
Single dark burgundy elbaite
5.0 x 2.1 cm crystal group on matrix of microcline/cleavelandite with minor smoky quartz. Collected with Brad Wilson in August of 2001. 2nd photo show the crystal in situ. Note the natural crack through it.
The view from the camp area looking towards the collecting area of the Stargazer claim. Notice the steepness of the terrain. It felt much steeper climbing with 40kg packs full of equipment!