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

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 79819
Mineral:	Calcite with Goethite
Locality:	Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:	Concave plate of lustrous transparent yellow calcite crystals to 22 mm with brown bladed goethite microcrystals. The calcite crystals are rhombohedral form, with satin luster, and fluoresce under LW-SW ultraviolet illumination. Collected in 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker, author of Recent Mineral Finds at the Millington Quarry in Rocks and Minerals v.73 #5
Overall Size:	5.5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:	micro to 22 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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