Chalcocite with Chrysocolla embedded in Calcite vein from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73189
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| Mineral: | Chalcocite with Chrysocolla embedded in Calcite vein
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| Locality: | Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Very large plate of lustrous iridescent gray-metallic chalcocite crystals to 15 mm with green chrysocolla in crevices embedded in a vein of lustrous colorless calcite on brown basalt. These chalcocite crystals are rare and highly sought by collectors. From my personal collection; collected by Kurt Hennig ca.1990 |
| Overall Size: | 23x10x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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