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Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

 
Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions from Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

DESCRIPTION:No. 72702
Mineral:Calcite with Goethite and Pyrite inclusions
Locality:Kentucky Stone Quarry, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 10 mm with scattered inclusions of brown goethite and yellow-metallic pyrite. The calcite crystals are a combination of rhombohedral and hexagonal form and have excellent clarity. Ex. G. White collection #C186. Fluoresces crème-yellow under 365 nm LW UV illumination
Overall Size:7.5x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:4-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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