Franconite

Irregular to ball-shaped aggregates of silky white on white albite
Origin: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Sample size: 2.5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Matrix hosting a spray of white acicular micro franconite crystals measuring approximately 1.5 mm across.
Origin: Francon quarry, St. Michel District, Montréal, Jacques Cartier Co., Québec, Canada
Sample size: 3.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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