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Pyrite on Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Pyrite on Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 58197
Mineral:Pyrite on Quartz
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous yellow-metallic cubic pyrite crystals to 6.5 mm (large for the species!) on lustrous transparent gray quartz crystals to 4 mm lining the inner walls of a cavity in gray basalt. Pyrite, a sulfide mineral, is uncommon in NJ zeolite cavities. Ex. J. Geiges collection #378
Overall Size:7x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:0.5-6.5 mm
Archived: For reference only
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