AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Calcite on Datolite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 10041 |
Mineral: | Calcite on Datolite |
Locality: | Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey |
Description: | Translucent lustrous golden-brown doubly-terminated scalenohedral calcite crystals to 13 mm long in a cavity lined with pale-green datolite crystals to 3 mm. The calcites fluoresce bright yellow-orange under UV illumination. The front opening is sawn. |
Overall Size: | 8x5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-13 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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