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Quartz from Route 9 road construction, near Ella Grasso Blvd., New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Quartz from Route 9 road construction, near Ella Grasso Blvd., New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

Quartz from Route 9 road construction, near Ella Grasso Blvd., New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 47095
Mineral:Quartz
Locality:Route 9 road construction, near Ella Grasso Blvd., New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Double-sided cluster of many lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals on plate of limonite-stained quartz-rich sandstone. One side of the matrix has quartz casts after barite crystals. The bottom is sawn flat to remove excess without damage. Collected in 1992
Overall Size:5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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