Giant Meionite Crystals

Giant Meionite Crystals from La Panchita Mine, Ayoquezeco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Description

Giant white crystals of Meionite, the primary member of the Scapolite group, in parallel crystal clusters and protruding crystals, associated with Diopside. From the public exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

Locality

La Panchita Mine, Ayoquezeco, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Photograph

© Hershel Friedman, All Rights Reserved.

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