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Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec
Canada
Dimensions: 4.8x3.1x4.2 cm
Price: CA

Suolinite is an exceptionally rare hydrated calcium silicate, with the world's finest examples originating from a now-abandoned asbestos mine, which operated as an underground site and later as an open pit. This specimen features translucent and lustrous crystals with a waxy lustre free of matrix.  Recovered from a small lot collected between 1996 and 1999, no additional suolinite specimens have been found since, making pieces like this one exceedingly rare.

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