Boleite with Epitaxial Cumengeite Growths
Boleite with Epitaxial Cumengeite Growths from Baja California, Mexico
Collection Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
Description An incredible crystal cluster composed of a core of cubic Boleite, with an epitaxial growth of triangular Cumengeite crystals on all crystal faces, forming an outstanding star-shaped formation. This specimen is in the public galleries of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
Locality Baja California, Mexico
Dimensions
Specimen Grade D
Photograph Hershel Friedman Photo

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