| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 38406 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Rare large cluster of translucent yellow calcite crystals with gray surface coatings from the earliest excavations at Bergen Hill where tunnels and cuts were excavated for the railroad lines into New York City, directly across the Hudson River. Ex. W.S. Vaux (1811-1882) collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection #5775 |
| Overall Size: | 41x26x11 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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