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Calcite from Tyson's Quarry, Kings Road, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

 
Calcite from Tyson's Quarry, Kings Road, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Calcite from Tyson's Quarry, Kings Road, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 27930
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Tyson's Quarry, Kings Road, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Description:Plate of translucent, rhombic calcite crystals with etched surfaces of minute, parallel crystal faces. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected Oct. 30, 1921
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:7-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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