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Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 54935
Mineral:Calcite with Pyrite
Locality:Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Double-sided specimen completely covered with lustrous translucent-to-transparent scalenohedral calcite crystals with scattered microscopic metallic pyrite crystal inclusions. The calcite fluoresces orange under strong UV illumination.
Overall Size:9x4x2 cm
Crystals:micro-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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