Fluoro-richterite, Calcite

Specimen ID: 3TV-FP8

Mineral(s)
Fluoro-richterite : {Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Calcite : CaCO3
Locality
As recorded:
Essonville fluoro-richterite occurrence, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
14.4cm x 7.5cm x 7.3cm
Events

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14.4 x 7.5 x 7.3 cm. Superb large tabular crystals of fluoro-richterite, not actinolite, are richly set in the calcite matrix on this dramatic large two-sided specimen from this well-known roadcut locality. Incorrectly identified, both species are members of the Amphibole Supergroup. Some of the crystals are sharply terminated, including the largest, 4.8 cm and the broadest, 3.8 x 2.7 cm. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 6055 and acquired from well-known Canadian, South African and English dealer, Prosper Williams in Toronto in 1969. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Velt" November-December 2017). Pink calcite fluorescence. An outstanding and large older combination from this locale.
Robert Lavinsky - 16th August 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

14.4 x 7.5 x 7.3 cm. Superb large tabular crystals of fluoro-richterite, not actinolite, are richly set in the calcite matrix on this dramatic large two-sided specimen from this well-known roadcut locality. Incorrectly identified, both species are members of the Amphibole Supergroup. Some of the crystals are sharply terminated, including the largest, 4.8 cm and the broadest, 3.8 x 2.7 cm. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 6055 and acquired from well-known Canadian, South African and English dealer, Prosper Williams in Toronto in 1969. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Velt" November-December 2017). Pink calcite fluorescence. An outstanding and large older combination from this locale.
Robert Lavinsky - 16th August 2018
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