Dawsonite Fluorite

Dawsonite Fluorite

Dawsonite and Fluorite are not the same thing.  This sample comes from Francon Quarry in Montreal, Quebec Canada.  According to Mindat.org it closed in 1981 and "will never open again."  In my opinion, after reading about the quarry and the minerals listed, I think the Dawsonite is the white obelisk like crystals.  The Fluorite crystals lend the purple color.  I came away with the thought that that location my be one of a few if not the only site world wide where this combination is found.

It seldom happens that I want to back off when photographing minerals.  This was one time that occurred.  This vug was the only notable feature of this sample.

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