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Strontianite (Pennsylvania)
- Meckley quarry
- Northumberland County
- Pennsylvania
- U.S.A.
- 4.6 × 3.0 × 3.8 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Strontianite is simple strontium carbonate, and a member of the aragonite group. Sulzer (1791) named the species after Strontian, its type locality in Scotland.
Strontianite here forms a radiating sphere, 1.7 cm in diameter, on a druse of yellow calcite. Choice for the locality. Could be trimmed into a thumbnail specimen. Carries labels from Carter Rich and Lehigh Minerals, which indicates it once resided in the Kerry Matt collection.
Price: $75
Item code: MS2005
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