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Magnetite from Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) Quarry, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey

 
Magnetite from Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) Quarry, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey

Magnetite from Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) Quarry, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 31487
Mineral:Magnetite
Locality:Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) Quarry, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey
Description:Single crystal of dark metallic magnetite on greenish matrix. The magnetite crystal is octahedral form with lustrous faces that have pitted texture and an incomplete corner where it was intergrown with calcite that dissolved away.
Overall Size:4x4x3 cm
Crystals:13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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