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Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 31373
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Elongated cavities lined with colorless and brown calcite crystals. The crystal habit is scalenohedral. This quarry is known for tight security resulting in few specimens coming to the market in the last 30 years. Old collection #2696
Overall Size:13x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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