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Quartz var. Keokuk Geode with Calcite from Williams Creek, Schuyler County, Illinois

 
Quartz var. Keokuk Geode with Calcite from Williams Creek, Schuyler County, Illinois

Quartz var. Keokuk Geode with Calcite from Williams Creek, Schuyler County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 53020
Mineral:Quartz var. Keokuk Geode with Calcite
Locality:Williams Creek, Schuyler County, Illinois
Description:Hollow quartz geode from the famous Keokuk geode deposits, with one face open to reveal the interior almost completely filled with brown rhombohedral calcite crystals. Remnants of brown glue are on the bottom rear where it was previously mounted.
Overall Size:25x20x20 mm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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