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Calcite (stacked parallel crystals) from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Calcite (stacked parallel crystals) from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Calcite (stacked parallel crystals) from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Calcite (stacked parallel crystals) from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 77438
Mineral:Calcite (stacked parallel crystals)
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Small cavity lined with lustrous transparent yellow calcite crystals. The calcite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form and are in stacked aggregates of parallel crystals. Collected 22 October 1995 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:24x21x11 mm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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