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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 78262
Mineral:Pyrite and Graphite in marble
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 2.2 mm with silver-colored graphite crystals to 1 mm in gray-white marble. The largest pyrite crystal is an uncommon crystal habit the result of combined octahedral and pyritohedral forms. Collected 16 October 1994 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:3.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:0.5-3.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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