WARDITE
Specimen war-5
$ 33.00Dims: 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5" (1.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm)
Wt: 11.0 g w/ specimen box
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Three intergrown Wardite crystals constitute this small thumbnail specimen. The largest is much larger than its smaller relatives, and makes up the bulk of the specimen's mass and dimensions. There does not appear to be any human-induced damage on the piece, and two of the crystals have excellent tetragonal, pseudo-octagonal form, whereas the third and smallest crystal is rather flattened. All have a pale cream-coloration that is stained a subtle blue color from tiny crystals or bits of crystals of lazulite that has been included in the Wardites. Actually, two of the crystals look as if they had been broken during formation and then healed when lazulite formed inside the resulting crevice and cemented the pieces back together. All have a pearly luster on their striated, flat faces, an