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Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 48823
Mineral:Calcite with Marcasite inclusions
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Large yellow-brown translucent calcite crystal with long, thin marcasite inclusions visible inside the calcite with dolomite crystals to 5 mm on sulfide matrix. See article: Marcasite Inclusions in Calcite from St. Johnsville in Mineral News, June 2001.
Overall Size:10x8x7 cm
Crystals:1-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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