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Weloganite (Type Locality)

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A superb, elongated weloganite crystal with excellent luster and color to it. Unusually, it seems to be associated with small, bright, gemmy, bipyramidal quartz crystals. A rare quality, at a fair price for a crystal this size and condition, I felt. These are older (mostly 1970s vintage, I think) and only turn up sporadically now. Joe Budd photos. From the Ron Pellar thumbnail collection being dispersed at Tucson, 2011.

Product details

SpeciesWeloganite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.0 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityCanada, Québec, Francon quarry

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
04/2026Unknown 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.