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Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

 
Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 347
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York
Description:Many intersecting unusually large platy translucent beige-brown calcite crystals from a zone encountered in a large pump room excavated under the approximate area of Roosevelt Island. Collected by Dietmar Stitz in 1972
Overall Size:9x8x6 cm
Crystals:18x80x mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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