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Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Rheems Quarry, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

 
Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Rheems Quarry, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Rheems Quarry, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 30420
Mineral:Calcite with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Rheems Quarry, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Description:Flattened crystals of translucent calcite colored brick-red by minute hematite inclusions. The calcite crystals show color zoning when rear-illuminated. All crystals are complete. Ex. Jay Lininger (1939-2004); auction lot 297, item no. 01463
Overall Size:12x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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