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Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 59276
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow rhombohedral (with unusual secondary edge faces) calcite crystals with subtle crystallization patterns on the surfaces that give them a silky luster. The calcite fluoresces brightly under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:10x6x4 cm
Crystals:8-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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