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Pyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Pyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Pyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Pyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 34703
Mineral:Pyrite
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Sharp, well crystallized yellow metallic pyrite in white marble matrix with scattered silvery graphite crystals. Though the label does not list the locality, the matrix perfectly matches the Lime Crest Quarry, west of Sparta, New Jersey. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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