Washington State - ZEKTZERITE

ZEKTZERITE from Washington State
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ZEKTZERITE Golden Horn Batholith	ZEKTZERITE crystal in small miarolitic cavity with matrix ZEKTZERITE in alkali granite Golden Horn Batholith	Top photograph: large ZEKTZERITE (crystal is 3.7 cm) Bottom photograph: Large 3.7 cm ZEKTZERITE (right), smaller ZEKTZERITE (left) and lab grown ZEKTZERITE Golden Horn Batholith	Single etched ZEKTZERITE (top of specimen) and single OKANOGANITE crystal (near bottom left of specimen) with Golden Horn Batholith
Gemmy faceted ZEKTZERITE crystals Golden Horn Batholith	Salmon-colored ELPIDITE in alkali granite with massive ZEKTZERITE Golden Horn Batholith	Pink ZEKTZERITE with MICROCLINE Golden Horn Batholith	ZEKTZERITE on MICROCLINE matrix with minor ARFVEDSONITE Golden Horn Batholith
ZEKTZERITE on MICROCLINE matrix with minor ARFVEDSONITE Golden Horn Batholith	ZEKTZERITE on matrix with SIDERITE and MICROCLINE Golden Horn Batholith	ZEKTZERITE on MICROCLINE Golden Horn Batholith	ZEKTZERITE with minor MICROCLINE , ALBITE and ARFVEDSONITE Golden Horn Batholith
Faceted ZEKTZERITE crystals Golden Horn Batholith	Immaculate gemmy ZEKTZERITE crystal, showing complex, naturally etched termination faces Golden Horn Batholith