| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Calcite with Hematite-Chamosite inclusions |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69578 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Hematite-Chamosite inclusions |
| Locality: | Weldon Quarry, Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Large transparent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystal with dark hematite-chamosite inclusions with smaller calcite crystals on the base. The surfaces of the calcite crystal have complex crystallization patterns and vary from glassy to waxy luster. Ex. St. Lawrence University Collection; ex. Howard E. Moore (1926-2011); collected ca. 1932 |
| Overall Size: | 6x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 55 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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