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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Orange Quarry Co. (Eagle Rock Quarry), Essex County, New Jersey

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Orange Quarry Co. (Eagle Rock Quarry), Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Orange Quarry Co. (Eagle Rock Quarry), Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Orange Quarry Co. (Eagle Rock Quarry), Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Orange Quarry Co. (Eagle Rock Quarry), Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 64842
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Orange Quarry Co. (Eagle Rock Quarry), Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Large translucent yellow-gray rhombohedral calcite crystals with whitish coating on the bottom where they were attached. The calcite crystals have waxy luster and are interpenetrant twinned similar to the calcite crystals from Rudnyy, Kazakhstan. Ex. St. Lawrence University Collection; ex. Howard E. Moore (1926-2011); originally acquired April 1960
Overall Size:7x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:9-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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