Weloganite and Calcite (Schlichter Coll.)

Item Description

Weloganite is an ultra rare, strontium, sodium, zirconium carbonate and this showy and excellent specimen is from the famous Type Locality - the now-closed Francon Quarry in Montreal, Quebec. An 1.2 cm, tapered and layered, yellow to off-white crystal is aesthetically set upright in the vug lined with calcite crystals in the limestone matrix. A much larger, 1.3 cm, crystal lies on the floor of the vug and there are a couple of more smaller weloganites in the vug. A fine and showy example, this extremely rare species is known at its best from a very few pockets at this cement quarry, which has incredibly strange chemistry and has produced a number of such rarities IN THE PAST. Not available now, except from advanced ,recycled collections. Ex Ernie and Vera Schlichter Collection. Note that the crystals are yellow, but are partially covered by a microthin layer of other rare species. The base has been sawed to enhance the display "sit".