AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Calcite (interpenetrant-twinned crystals) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 48022 |
Mineral: | Calcite (interpenetrant-twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey |
Description: | Translucent yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals with silky luster. The calcite crystals are interpenetrant-twinned, similar to fluorite twins from Weardale, England. |
Overall Size: | 12x10x5 cm |
Crystals: | 10-35 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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