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Calcite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 14185
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Plate of translucent yellow calcite crystals. The calcite is rhombic form and has many parallel crystal faces on each crystal. No damage. See article: Mineralization at the Fanwood & Summit Quarries, New Jersey in Rocks and Minerals, May-June, 1987.
Overall Size:7x5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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