Cahnite

Cahnite on hodgkinsonite
Cahnite on hancockite
Origin: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Cahnite on rhodonite
Cahnite twin, found in 1921 by Stanton. Ex. Harvard, Mark Feinglos collections
Origin: Franklin Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 1 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Vallerano mine, Roma, Italy
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm, crystals to 1 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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