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Calcite (unusual parallel formation) from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite (unusual parallel formation) from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite (unusual parallel formation) from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite (unusual parallel formation) from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite (unusual parallel formation) from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 76885
Mineral:Calcite (unusual parallel formation)
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent colorless calcite crystals with remnants of green prehnite included in the bottom edge. The calcite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form, in parallel orientation, and merged into a compound crystal on the front. Collected in January 1997.
Overall Size:32x31x16 mm
Crystals:micro to 25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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