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Spinel and Phlogopite in Franklin Marble from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Spinel and Phlogopite in Franklin Marble from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Spinel and Phlogopite in Franklin Marble from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Spinel and Phlogopite in Franklin Marble from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 53570
Mineral:Spinel and Phlogopite in Franklin Marble
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent gray octahedral spinel crystals to 10 mm that were exposed by dissolving the surrounding translucent Franklin Marble with bronze-colored phlogopite mica crystals to 4 mm. Many areas of the spinel are only partial crystals.
Overall Size:9x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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