Howlite (rarely crystallized borate)

Bras D'Or Lake, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 01/18/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/22/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Howlite is a rarely crystallized borate found in gypsum and anhydrite deposits. This very fine 1.4 cm wide spray of lustrous, translucent, grayish-brown, howlite prisms is attractively set on matrix and is from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The howlite Type Locality is also in Nova Scotia. Seldom on the market.

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