Crystal Prospect

WOLLASTONITE crystals with GARNET - Lewis Mine, Essex Co., New York, USA

White Wollastonite crystals, green Diopside crystals and brown Andradite-Grossular garnets. Wollastonite is fluorescent pale-white LW.

from Lewis Mine (Cabot Corporation Mine, Lewis NYCO mine), Willsboro, Essex County, New York, USA

ex Rutgers Geology Museum

Measures approximately 4 x 3 x 2.5 inch, 1 lb 10.59 oz / 102 x 76 x 63 mm, 754g

Item # A1170114

SOLD

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).