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RM3385   Dresserite, Weloganite

Dresserite is a rare barium aluminum hydroxycarbonate and is only found in the type locality: the Francon Quarry in Montreal, Canada. The quarry, now disappeared, was literally in the middle of the city, but closed permanently in 1981. This large specimen that we offer presents several small white spheres, formed by radial crystals of dresserite, associated with small honeyed crystals of weloganite, in a matrix with calcite. We can also observe hydrodresserite crystals, a more hydrated species than dresserite. Hydrodresserite forms thicker crystals, resulting in rougher spheres than dresserite.

Size: 10 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm.
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