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Calcite with Heulandite-Ca and Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

 
Calcite with Heulandite-Ca and Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Calcite with Heulandite-Ca and Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Heulandite-Ca and Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 46414
Mineral:Calcite with Heulandite-Ca and Pyrite
Locality:railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Description:Thin white bladed calcite crystals to 25 mm across in parallel aggregates with lustrous colorless heulandite crystals to 3 mm and scattered metallic pyrite microcrystals.
Overall Size:4.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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