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Francon Quarry Minerals, Page 2
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OKD-665 Strontianite, Dawsonite, Marcasite and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Big 13 x 6 x 5 cm specimen which is approx 40% vug. It is filled with crystals which measure up to 1 cm each. There is marcasite which is partially pseudomorphing the largest of the quartz crystals. Sawn base. 80$
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OKD-666 Strontianite Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm piece with a vug having strontianites to .5 cm each. Various other minerals which are not identified. Sawn base. 10$
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OKD-667 Celestine and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Beautifully formed 1.5 cm spray of white celestine on druze quartz. There are also balls of a yellow mineral ??? to the left of the celestine. Damage free and very displayable for a Francon specimen. 7 x 6 x 3 cm overall. 65$
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OKD-665 Dresserite, Weloganite and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. An attractive vug measuring 3 x 2.5 cm containing well formed, undamaged crystals. Largest of these is .5 cm. Entire specimen is 6 x 4.5 x 3.5. Nice rare minerals in good form. 145$
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OKD-669 Strontianite and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Beautifully formed, reticulated strontianite measuring 1.7 cm stands to the left of a nice 1.8 cm quartz crystals. The crystals look rather drab in color but are wonderfully formed and interesting. The piece measures 6.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm. Good piece. 85$
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OKD-670 Strontianite, Dawsonite, Marcasite and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A great combination specimen with clear and yellow calcites to several millimeters each, white dawsonite balls to 2 millimeters each and several yellow weloganites to .8 cm each. The weloganites are mostly near the edges of the vug while the other minerals are dispersed throughout. The vug is approx. 6 x 6 cm and the piece 7.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm and stands up nicely. A displayable, undamaged classic! 275$
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OKD-671 Dawsonite Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. HUGE dawsonite crystal (approx 1.5 x 1.5 cm) in a 3 cm vug. This translucent white crystal is tabular, undamaged and complex. There are several other dawsontite crystals in the opening but this monster takes center stage. Partially sawn on five sides. 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm overall. One of the best examples of this rare mineral that I have seen. A fine specimen for the discriminating collector. 220$
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OKD-672 Hematite, Celestine and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Fine metallic sprays of hematite stained celestine to 2 cm each on quartz. The vug measures 5 cm while the piece is 10 x 6.5 x 3 cm. 60$
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OKD-673 Celestine Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. These are perfectly formed, mostly clear celestine crystals to .5 cm each. The photo is not even close in showing this specimen's true beauty. 4.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm. 60$
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OKD-674 Weloganites on Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A fine large piece filled with yellow weloganites (most covered by white franconite) to over a cm each. Most are coffin shaped and well formed. An exceptional specimen measuring 8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm. Sawn backside. Stands upright on two different sides for display. Quality piece without damage. 190$
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OKD-675 Weloganites on Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Very large, to 1.2 cm, yellow weloganites in a small 4 cm vug. About half of the crystals are poorly formed and the other half are perfection. The quartz crystals are tiny and smoky. An exceptional piece which measures 6.2 x 4 x 3 cm. Rare, damage free and certainly displayable. 210$
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OKD-676 Strontianite Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. 3.4 x 2.3 cm plate of strontianite needles. Good example for someone assembling a suite from this important locale. 40$
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OKD-677 Albite and Dresserite Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Sawn back allows this plate to stand vertically. 7 x 5 x 2 cm. It shows off a tiny vug with white/ clear albites and a couple of dresserite balls. The dresserites are deep inside and not visible from a frontal view so I'll accept 20$
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OKD-678 Celestine and Strontianite Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Nicely formed clear/ white celestine crystals to .7 cm. The strontianite is minor but evident. Large 11 x 6. 5 x 2 cm plate which is sawn flat on back. Most of the face of specimen is part of a vug and crystallized. Nice. 85$
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OKD-679 Weloganite, Dresserite, Calcite and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Yellow calcites, white dresserite balls and two weloganites on druze quartz. One of the weloganites is badly cleaved, thus the price reduction. One side has a small are which is sawn. 9 x 5 x 4 cm. 60$
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OKD-680 Quartz , Marcasite and Celestine Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A large, complex, parallel growth group of cathedral like gray quartz on white celestine. These double terminated, damage free quartz crystals are peppered with tiny marcasite crystals. Being just over 4 cm, it is the equal to those in the Min Record article. The photos don't do this one justice. 80$
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OKD-681 Weloganites on Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A dome of clear/ gray crystals. Minor marcasite inclusions. 3.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm. Displayable and under priced at 40$
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OKD-682 Weloganite, Strontianite and Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Smoky quartz crystals on weloganites to .9 cm each. There is a moderate amount of cleave to the weloganites from matrix contacts but those in the central areas of the vug are quite nice. The opening is 5.5 cm wide and the specimen measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 2 cm and has a sawn flat back. Attractive piece. 140$
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OKD-683 Weloganites Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Great weloganite crystals to 1.2 cm. Bright yellow to clear. The largest crystal is bi colored yellow to clear. The specimen should probably be nipped down to a miniature. The vug is 3 cm and the piece 9 x 3 x 2.2 cm. Sawn back side. A truly fine damage free example of this rare mineral. Aesthetic specimen. 200$
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OKD-684 Weloganites on Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A fine specimen with several dozen weloganites (white, covered by franconite) to .5 cm. One crystal is cleaved, hardly noticeable, but everything else is very nice. Excellent and rare specimen. 5 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm. 120$
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OKD-685 Weloganites on Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. About two dozen beautifully formed, zoned growth weloganite crystals to 1 cm each filling the front vug on this 10 x 8.5 x 5 cm block. Sawn on two sides so it can be displayed several different ways. This primary pocket is 5 cm. A fine specimen as is but it also has a second pocket on the back side. This one has three weloganite crystals within the double terminated quartz. All crystals are damage free an easy to make out. Several forms to the weloganite crystals. Great piece!! 260$
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OKD-686 Weloganites on Quartz Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. All tiny crystals within this flat void. 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm. Lots of variety but they are tiny crystals! 30$
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OKD-687 Weloganite, Quartz, Galena on Albite Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A nice yellow, .4 cm weloganite and other minerals on a bed of white acicular albite crystals. Specimen is oversized at 10.5 x 6.8 x 2.2 and should be trimmed down. There is a missin weloganite on edge of vug. 40$
