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Quartz on Quartz from Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Site, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

 
Quartz on Quartz from Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Site, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Quartz on Quartz from Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Site, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Quartz on Quartz from Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Site, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 48670
Mineral:Quartz on Quartz
Locality:Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Site, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Two generations of quartz coating one face of matrix: the first generation are 8-10 mm quartz crystals with transparent tops and milky bases. A second generation of druzy brown quartz microcrystals to 0.5 mm coat the terminations of the earlier quartz.
Overall Size:8x5x5 cm
Crystals:0.2-10.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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