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Calcite with Pyrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Calcite with Pyrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Calcite with Pyrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Calcite with Pyrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 62700
Mineral:Calcite with Pyrite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent colorless calcite crystals to10 mm with scattered yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 0.5 mm on greenish basalt. The calcite crystals are rhombohedral form with secondary edge faces and have a waxy luster.
Overall Size:6.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-10.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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