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Calcite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Calcite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 45767
Mineral:Calcite and Dolomite
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Translucent yellow-brown calcite crystals to 35 mm nestled in a crevice in gray limestone with gray saddle-shaped dolomite crystals to 3 mm throughout. The calcite crystals have a waxy, slightly etched surface luster. Collected by A. Wright in 1998
Overall Size:11x7x6 cm
Crystals:1-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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