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Quartz, Stilbite, Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

 
Quartz, Stilbite, Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Quartz, Stilbite, Pyrite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 57067
Mineral:Quartz, Stilbite, Pyrite
Locality:railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Description:Double-sided cluster covered front and rear with lustrous translucent white quartz crystals to 4 mm with bladed translucent yellowish stilbite crystals to 8 mm with pyrite microcrystals. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #386, collected in the 1970s by a construction worker at the site.
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:0.1-4.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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