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Fluorite on Calcite from Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut

 
Fluorite on Calcite from Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite on Calcite from Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 6829
Mineral:Fluorite on Calcite
Locality:Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Description:Translucent purple and green fluorite partial crystal on a single white bladed crystal of calcite. Fluorite fluoresces under UV illumination. Collected by Robert Sahno in 1981
Overall Size:3.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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