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Chabazite var. Phacolite (fluorescent) ex Barstow Coll.
- Craigahullia Quarry, Portrush, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 6.4 x 5.9 cm
- Start Time: 07/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/15/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Phacolite is the uncommon lens-shaped variety of chabazite due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons. This rare specimen features glassy, amber phacolite crystals filling and lining numerous vugs in th basaltic matrix. It hails from the much less well-known Craigahullia Quarry on Northern Ireland. Ex Richard Barstow Collection. STRONG orange fluorescence.