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Chalcopyrite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Chalcopyrite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Chalcopyrite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 63423
Mineral:Chalcopyrite
Locality:Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals in convex aggregates to 8 mm across. The surfaces of the chalcopyrite were polished to remove the surface alteration common to chalcopyrite crystals at this seldom-collected locality. Collected by Kurt Hennig ca. 1990
Overall Size:23x18x15 mm
Crystals:4-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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