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Calcite from Valley Quarry, near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

 
Calcite from Valley Quarry, near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Calcite from Valley Quarry, near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Calcite from Valley Quarry, near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Calcite from Valley Quarry, near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 70345
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Valley Quarry, near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow-orange scalenohedral calcite crystals completely covering a core of gray limestone. Ex. Jay Lininger (1939-2004) reference collection
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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