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Graphite, Tremolite, Phlogopite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Graphite, Tremolite, Phlogopite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Graphite, Tremolite, Phlogopite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 30325
Mineral:Graphite, Tremolite, Phlogopite
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:White marble matrix with scattered crystals of silvery graphite up to 3 mm with elongated green tremolite crystals up to 4 mm and foliated masses of bronze-colored phlogopite. Mining at this historic location has ceased.
Overall Size:6.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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