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Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 46104
Mineral:Calcite with Pyrite
Locality:Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Double-sided plate completely covered with lustrous translucent-to-transparent scalenohedral calcite crystals with microscopic metallic pyrite crystals throughout. The calcite fluoresces orange under strong UV illumination. Collected in 1998. The mine is now closed
Overall Size:19x11x7 cm
Crystals:micro-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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