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Calcite from Route 4 road cut west of George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey

 
Calcite from Route 4 road cut west of George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey

Calcite from Route 4 road cut west of George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Route 4 road cut west of George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49271
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Route 4 road cut west of George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey
Description:Plate of translucent colorless calcite crystals with equant crystal form collected in 1962, probably during the construction of the George Washington Bridge lower roadway that opened that year. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under UV illumination. From my personal collection.
Overall Size:12x7x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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