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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 57960
Mineral:Stilbite, Quartz, Pyrite
Locality:railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous translucent pale-brown bladed stilbite crystals to 14 mm with colorless translucent lustrous quartz crystals to 6 mm and yellow-metallic cubic pyrite crystals to 0.5 mm. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #143, collected in the 1970s by a construction worker at the site.
Overall Size:30x20x16 mm
Crystals:0.1-14.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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