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Cryolite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Cryolite in several yellowish aggregates to 0.5 cm of transparent crystals scattered on matrix from Mont Saint Hilaire.

Quite difficult to be taken in picture, but very nice to be seen under magnification!

Former Sandro Maggia collection with label. The specimen also retains the original label of dealer Monteregian Minerals from which it was acquired.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cryolite

Formula: 
Na3[AlF6]
Strunz: 
3.CB.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland

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The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.