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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.18.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description From the 2021 Stronach Brook laumontite find, this is one of the only pieces where the laumontite crystals are perched on dark basalt matrix. The laumontite crystals are sharp and have nice lustre – there’s some separation that allows the crystals to be more fully visible than on some other specimens from this […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.18.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description A top specimen from the 2021 Stronach Brook laumontite find. The radiating and bursting groups of laumontite crystals are on a thin rind of dark basalt (one of very few that have contrasting dark basalt matrix). The laumontite crystals are sharp and have nice lustre. In excellent condition, a great piece. About the […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.18.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description One of the best specimens from the 2021 Stronach Brook laumontite find. This is one of very few that have contrasting dark basalt matrix, on top of which are clusters of radiating laumontite crystals. The laumontite crystals are sharp and lustrous, with a little separation in places, so that the crystals are a […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.18.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description A top specimen from the 2021 Stronach Brook laumontite find.  One of the few that has matrix – this is a thin plate of dark basalt bursting with clusters of laumontite crystals. In excellent condition. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a relatively […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.18.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description A top cabinet specimen from the 2021 Stronach Brook laumontite find.  This is a mounded plate of crystals. The crystals are sharp with good lustre, and with magnification one can easily see the classic monoclinic form of termination, with one large sloped face and one much smaller triangular one opposite (the latter is […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.18.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description A top cabinet specimen from the 2021 Stronach Brook laumontite find.  It is a plate mounded crystals and a distinct hemisphere at the right hand side. The crystals are sharp with good lustre, and with magnification one can easily see the classic monoclinic form of termination, with one large sloped face and one […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.17.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description This is one of the best cabinet specimens from the 2021 Stronach Brook find. It is a large plate with two mounds of crystals at the top (or one side, depending on how you orient it). The crystals are sharp with good lustre, and with magnification one can easily see the classic monoclinic […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.17.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description Small, sharp, lustrous crystals of laumontite of dark chocolate-brown colour. A few bi-coloured (brown and white) crystals are present as well. In very good condition, a few incomplete crystals. Browse More Nova Scotia Specimens (click here) About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.17.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description Small, sharp, lustrous crystals of laumontite of dark chocolate-brown colour. A few bi-coloured (brown and white) crystals are present as well. In excellent condition. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a relatively common zeolite group mineral (that can occur in excellent specimens!) but […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.17.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description Sharp, lustrous crystals of laumontite of rich dark chocolate-brown colour. These crystals are jumbled in a relatively flat-lying orientation, so a good number are doubly-terminated. In excellent condition. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a relatively common zeolite group mineral (that can occur […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.17.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description Sharp, lustrous crystals of laumontite of rich dark chocolate-brown colour. A few are doubly terminated. If you search with a loupe, there are a few white laumontite crystals as well. In excellent condition. Browse More Nova Scotia Specimens (click here) About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite […]

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.17.2021 | Filed under:

Detailed Description A bi-coloured specimen with sharp, lustrous crystals of laumontite, mostly a dark chocolate-brown, and a few bright white. In excellent condition, nice contrast. Browse More Nova Scotia Specimens (click here) About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a relatively common zeolite group mineral (that […]


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