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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 78257
Mineral:Fluorite in marble
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Crystallized mass of translucent purple fluorite in contrasting translucent white marble (calcite) from the famous one-time-find of Mississippi Valley-Type mineralization encountered in 1992-3. Collected 16 May 1993 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:35x27x16 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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