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Weloganite

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A very elegant, tapering, doubly-terminated crystal of this extremely rare species known at its bet from a very few pockets at this cement quarry, which has incredibly strange chemistry and has produced a number of such rarities. This is one of the more fine single crystals in this size range, I have seen. It is, remarkably, translucent. Most are opaque!

Product details

SpeciesWeloganite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions1.5 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Mineral guide
Learn about Weloganite
rare sodium-strontium-zirconium carbonate prized for lemon to honey-yellow crystals; scarce type-locality material drives premiums for collectors.
Weloganite
Regional guide
Weloganite from Francon Quarry, Montréal, Canada
Francon Quarry, Montréal - weloganite’s type locality, famed for lemon-yellow, pseudo-hexagonal crystals in carbonate vugs; prized for locality and rarity.