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Stilbite, Calcite, Pyrite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

 
Stilbite, Calcite, Pyrite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite, Calcite, Pyrite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Stilbite, Calcite, Pyrite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 38275
Mineral:Stilbite, Calcite, Pyrite
Locality:Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey
Description:One of the best and largest specimens from Moore's Station in the Academy collection: Rhombohedral translucent calcite crystals up to 10 mm with scattered orange-brown stilbite crystals up to 6 mm and metallic pyrite microcrystals. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection #23019, collected by Sam Gordon (1897-1952) in 1924
Overall Size:21x9x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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