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Ankerite and Calcite from Ecton Mine, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

 
Ankerite and Calcite from Ecton Mine, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Ankerite and Calcite from Ecton Mine, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 59737
Mineral:Ankerite and Calcite
Locality:Ecton Mine, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Description:Rhombohedral translucent brown ankerite crystals coating two faces of gray matrix. The ankerite formed in hydrothermal veins and were exposed when the vein was split open. Small calcite and quartz crystals are mixed in with the ankerite. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #1855; ex. Betts #27791; ex. Stuart F. Wise collection
Overall Size:9x8x4 cm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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