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Calcite with Nontronite from County Road 21 road cut, 9 km south Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia

 
Calcite with Nontronite from County Road 21 road cut, 9 km south Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia

Calcite with Nontronite from County Road 21 road cut, 9 km south Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 75804
Mineral:Calcite with Nontronite
Locality:County Road 21 road cut, 9 km south Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm with overgrowth of brown nontronite microcrystals in spherical aggregates to 0.2 mm. See article: The Minerals of Sugar Grove, West Virginia in Rocks and Minerals, vol. 68 #3, May-June 1993
Overall Size:20x18x15 mm
Crystals:micro
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