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Calcite from (Belmont Quarry), Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia

 
Calcite from (Belmont Quarry), Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia

Calcite from (Belmont Quarry), Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 45891
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:(Belmont Quarry), Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
Description:Large triangular golden calcite crystal with the two rows of 1 mm pyrite crystals included in the center of two termination faces. Where the pyrite was exposed it altered to limonite. The large calcite crystal is overgrown on parallel smaller crystals.
Overall Size:9.5x7x6 cm
Crystals:1-8 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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