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Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 78628
Mineral:	Calcite
Locality:	Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:	Lustrous transparent-to-translucent gray calcite crystals to 23 mm on datolite. The largest calcite crystal is three-sided scalenohedral form with surfaces composed of small parallel scalenohedral faces giving them a satin-like luster. The calcite fluoresces orange under LW-SW UV illumination. Collected 22 October 1995.
Overall Size:	32x30x28 mm
Crystals:	1-23 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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