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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 38293
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey
Description:Rhombohedral gray to white calcite crystals on matrix with a few scattered pyrite crystals embedded in the edge of the calcite. The old label list the species as Dolomite?, but it is obvious that it is calcite. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection #23033, collected by Sam Gordon (1897-1952) in 1924
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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