| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75604
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| Mineral: | Calcite with Quartz coating
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| Locality: | Hudson River Railroad tunnel, Anthony's Nose, east shore of Hudson River, Westchester County, New York |
| Description: | Tabular hexagonal calcite crystals to 45 mm with overgrowth of sparkling translucent colorless quartz crystals to 3 mm found ca. 1847 during the construction of Hudson River Railroad on the east shore of the Hudson River. From my personal collection; Ex. Lawrence H. Conklin (1933-2016); ex. Robert A. Fitton, (1930-2008) #F94; see my article Anthony's Nose, New York: a Review of Three Mineral Localities (1998) |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-45 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
