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Calcite (interpenetrant twinned crystals) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite (interpenetrant twinned crystals) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite (interpenetrant twinned crystals) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite (interpenetrant twinned crystals) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite (interpenetrant twinned crystals) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49115
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. The calcite crystals fluoresce under UV illumination. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:8x5x3 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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