Boleite with Epitaxial Cumengeite Growths
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
Photograph
Hershel Friedman Photo
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