Ashcroft, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

The sample is 6 cm x 4 cm. It was collected in 1981 at the headwaters of the Nicoamen River, northeast of Ashcroft (Sabina (1964; p. 75)). The sample is a whole amygdale that has weathered out of the volcanic rocks. One side of the amygdale has been polished to view the green plumes on the inside. The remained of the amygdale is coated in ...

"Meridianiite on the underside of a post in a frozen pond in central British Columbia, Canada. The white material on the upper side of the post is snow. Meridianiite is the material that formed by crystallization from a solution that was drawn up from the pond through capillary action in the bark on the post. A mixture of meridianiite and bark ...

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Gypsum Selenite "Fish Tail Twin" from Barnes Lake Area, near Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada. Identified by form and habit by Jim McKinnon.

Collecting meridianiite in winter conditions, when the material is stable. The meridianiite formed by crystallization from solution drawn up from the pond through capillary action in the bark on the post. After collection, the material was packed in an insulated cooler with dry ice so it could be transported. See also: Peterson, R.C., Nelson, ...

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