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Copper with Calcite from Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Copper with Calcite from Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey

Copper with Calcite from Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey

Copper with Calcite from Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 34724
Mineral:Copper with Calcite
Locality:Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Vein of copper running through gray basalt with several patches of reddish calcite and several translucent scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 1 mm in a small cavity. The copper has oxidized and has a near-black patina. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:7.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:.5-1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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