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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 77445
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent colorless calcite crystals with iridescent yellow coating caused by alteration of pyrite (no longer present). The calcite crystals are scalenohedral form with surfaces composed of many smaller parallel crystal faces. Collected 22 October 1995 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:26x23x12 mm
Crystals:micro to 13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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