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Broken cluster with almost everything.
Jun 24th, 2019 at 1:09pm
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A good portion of this cluster is in bad shape, but it has a couple whole clear points & inclusions and or phantoms. And an interesting underside. This has several pics, so bear with me. The 1st 3 pics are the cluster itself, the 4th is the 1st shot of one of the inclusions. But.. this inclusion is different. It seems to be split in two. I thought at first I was looking at it through 2 faces, but realized this wasn't the case. Looking through 2 faces shows 4, as you will see.
  

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Re: Broken cluster with all sorts of inclusions.
Reply #1 - Jun 24th, 2019 at 1:10pm
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These pics were done with my dino lite. 1st pic the dbl inclusion, 2nd same inclusion, back lite & 3rd is both back & fore lighting.
  

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Re: Broken cluster with all sorts of inclusions.
Reply #2 - Jun 24th, 2019 at 1:12pm
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1st pic, a sheared inclusion, 2nd an inclusion broken off at an angle & 3rd is one broken straight across. The 4th pic is a view of part of the underside.
  

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Re: Broken cluster with all sorts of inclusions.
Reply #3 - Jun 24th, 2019 at 1:14pm
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1st pic is another inclusion, 2nd - 5th are I think chlorite inclusions.
  

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Re: Broken cluster with all sorts of inclusions.
Reply #4 - Jun 24th, 2019 at 1:17pm
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And last, but by NO means least... a tiny little twin with what looks like 3 termination points measuring roughly 5 mm in length. And directly below that is a crystal that has an interesting habit. So there you have it.. my broken cluster with all sort's of things going on..
  

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Reply #5 - Jun 24th, 2019 at 1:42pm
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Just found another one deep down inside.
  

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Re: Broken cluster with almost everything.
Reply #6 - Jun 24th, 2019 at 7:37pm
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That's a lot a pictures of a dang dinged up ol'cluster! Cheesy
Well yes, there is the green Chlorite, some vermicular. And Chlorite can also be white, etc., so the "schools" of vermicular white worms are probably Chlorite also.
The "tabby" or blocky white areas, and the little temple towers, are "probably" feldspar. But there are other possibilities.
Thanks for the pictures.
  
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Reply #7 - Dec 7th, 2019 at 3:01pm
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I was poking around a little on this broken up cluster & found that the tiny triple terminated twin was loose, so I carefully removed it. 2 pics at 50x with the Dino-lite. Whatcha think? Used exterior lighting from a small led flashlight instead of the built in ones. I didn't know there was such a thing as a triple terminated twin, but there you have it. Actual size is 4 mm.
  

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Re: Broken cluster with almost everything.
Reply #8 - Dec 8th, 2019 at 6:08pm
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Yes dave, that's a pretty little tri-point. All the terminations are very well formed. When you get into little crystals like that you can find all sorts of unusual formations. I wouldn't say they are rare, just so tiny most people don't take the time to "discover" them.
Actually I have a collection of those little things I call "Jedi fighters". I wouldn't call yours a "fighter", with that flat base it looks more like a "shuttle" craft. You know, more for smooth sailing between Mother-ships than intergalactic combat. I need to assemble my Jedi fighter sguadrons for pictures one of these days.
  
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Re: Broken cluster with almost everything.
Reply #9 - Dec 8th, 2019 at 11:48pm
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Star Wars junkie.. Wink
  
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