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Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

 
Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 75574
Mineral:Calcite (contact-twinned crystals)
Locality:Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania
Description:Large lustrous transparent-to-translucent golden-orange calcite crystals with silky surface luster caused by microscopic parallel crystal faces on the surfaces. The calcite crystals are contact-twinned with distinct twin plane running through the center. From my personal collection; collected ca. 1992 by Bryon Brookmyer. Featured in What's New in the Mineral World, Report #54, December 13, 2019
Overall Size:10x8x7 cm
Crystals:5-75 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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