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Chalcocite in Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Chalcocite in Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Chalcocite in Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Chalcocite in Calcite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 62509
Mineral:Chalcocite in Calcite
Locality:Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Dark gray metallic chalcocite crystals to 11 mm in translucent yellowish calcite with transparent calcite crystals to 9 mm. The chalcocite crystals have a sooty, dull luster typical of the mineral species. Collected by Kurt Hennig ca. 1990
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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