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Quartz, byssolite (finely acicular actibolite)

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Quartz with byssolite (finely acicular actibolite) inclusions, 8 cm, from Bristenstock, Canton Uri, Switzerland—a broken and healed crystal. Ex collection of George Vaux (Jr.) (1863–1927), via Ward’s Natural Science Establishment, 1913–1921. Collected before 1920. Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesQuartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalitySwitzerland, Uri
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 154
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Jeff Glover

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Ward’s Natural Science EstablishmentNot disclosed
—George Vaux Jr.Not disclosed

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