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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 73045
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Route 80 roadcut, near Leonia, 2.8 km west of the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County, New Jersey
Description:Plate of transparent golden-yellow twinned calcite crystals collected from a one-time find during road work on Route 80 to stabilize the rock face. The calcite crystals formed in a fracture in the Palisades Sill. The calcite fluoresces under SW UV. From my personal collection, collected ca. 1996
Overall Size:11x8x4.5 cm
Crystals:8-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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