Mineral: Hulsite with Epidote
Locality: Lost River Mine, Lost River Valley, Port Clarence, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 11.5 cm / main crystal: 2.0 cm.

Description: Mass: 1800 g MIM number:2157 Flattened black crystals, some resembling cogwheels, on a massive pale green epidote matrix. These are among the best-formed crystals for this very rare borate, which is generally found in a massive state. Photographer: FMI / Joe Budd

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