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MD-280536
Quartz (Var: Rose Quartz), Albite
Rose Quartz Crystal Locality (Pegmatite 24), Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
Cabinet, 10.3 x 9.3 x 6.0 cm
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Three pretty pink rosettes to glassy rose quartz crystals are aesthetically set in a large vug in bladed albite on this old-time specimen from Newry, Maine. The largest rosette is 8 mm. Fine and uncommon material from this classic US locale for rose quartz, discovered in 1942. Such specimens are very rare and hard to obtain today. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection.