Phillipsite Subgroup (Var: Wellsite)
Buck Creek Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
4.5 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm. According to MINDAT this species was discredited after many years, only in 1997. It is now thought to be either barian Phillipsite-Ca or calcian Harmotome - though I have not analyzed this specimen to see which of these close relatives it trends to most. Originally described from Buck Creek Mine (Cullakenee Mine), Buck Creek, ...
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