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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 64648 |
| Mineral: | Calcite (contact twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Thomasville Crushed Stone Quarry, Jackson Township, York County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent yellow calcite crystals on a fragment of tan-colored matrix. The calcite crystals are contact twins with twin plane visible running through the center. The yellow color is not a surface coating, but runs throughout the calcite. Ex. Mort Metersky collection; originally acquired in 1994 |
| Overall Size: | 30x30x25 mm |
| Crystals: | 30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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