Brewsterite

  
Origin: Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Scotland
Sample size: 3.9 x 5 x 2.7 cm
 
  
Colourless creamy slightly translucent crystals of brewsterite to 5 mm in size are scattered about the matrix with minor crystallized calcite. Ex. Bart Cannon and Scott William collections
  
  
Origin: Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Sample size: 5.5 x 5.3 x 1.2 cm (top/2nd row), 4.0 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Ex. Marty Lewadny collection
  
Brewsterite on cast
  
Origin: Yellow Lake, Ollala, British Columbia, Canada
Sample size: 3.4 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm (top/2nd row), 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.0 cm (3rd/4th row), 6.1 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm (5th/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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