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Mineral Specimen No. 372:
Calcite from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York.

Description of Mineral Specimen for sale No. 372:

Mineral Species: Calcite.
Location of origin: Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York.
Description: Plate of translucent brown calcite crystals from a zone encountered in a large pump room excavated under the approximate area of Roosevelt Island. The calcite crystals are rhombic form with secondary corner faces. Collected by Dietmar Stitz in 1972.
Overall size: 5x3.5x2 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 4-8 mm

Mineral Calcite for sale from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Calcite for sale from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Calcite for sale from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Calcite for sale from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Calcite for sale from Water Tunnel No.3 under Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York County, New York

from the author's private collection of minerals from New York City.

Read the full article at: The Minerals of New York City

 

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