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Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 53571
Mineral:Calcite with Marcasite inclusions
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Translucent brown rhombohedral calcite crystal 68 mm across with complex faces and needle-like metallic marcasite inclusions to 4 mm in phantom growth zones. See article: Marcasite Inclusions in Calcite from St. Johnsville in Mineral News v.17 #6. Collected in 1994
Overall Size:7x6.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:1-68 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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