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Chalcocite on Calcite from Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Chalcocite on Calcite from Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut

Chalcocite on Calcite from Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 30358
Mineral:Chalcocite on Calcite
Locality:Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Many dark metallic chalcocite crystals up to 6 mm intergrown with colorless, scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 5 mm. No damage. For more info. see Historic Mineral Feature: The Chalcocite Crystals of Bristol, Connecticut in Matrix v.5 #2.
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:2-6 mm
Status: SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from New England, USA > Sulfide & Sulfosalt Minerals
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