Serandite, Albite, Aegirine, Leucophanite
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
8.9 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm. A striking and classic specimen of two, intergrown, highly lustrous, superbly crystallized, salmon-colored serandite crystals aesthetically framed by starkly contrasting tabular and blocky albite crystals. This excellent specimen is nicely accented with lustrous, black aegirine needles to 2.0 cm and a single, very well-placed ...
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