Phenakite on Quartz

specimen number:
2062703

location:
Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

description:
A grouping of colorless slightly smoky terminated quartz crystals, scattered richly across the front of this her tiny micro crystals of colorless sparkling phenakite. In good condition.

Lord Hill Quarry is a granite pegmatite deposit located in Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA. Historically worked for industrial feldspar, the site is well known among mineral collectors and rockhounds for producing a variety of interesting specimens, including bluish-white topaz, smoky quartz, beryl, garnet, and other accessory minerals. Situated within the White Mountain National Forest region, the locality remains a popular destination for recreational mineral collecting.

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