AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Ankerite and Calcite |
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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