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Calcite on Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite on Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite on Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 46957
Mineral:Calcite on Datolite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystal nicely perched on pale-green datolite with smaller calcite crystals around the base. The main calcite crystal fluoresces under UV illumination. The specimen sits upright without additional support.
Overall Size:4.5x4x2 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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