AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from West Virginia > Calcite with Nontronite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75804 |
Mineral: | Calcite with Nontronite |
Locality: | County Road 21 road cut, 9 km south Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm with overgrowth of brown nontronite microcrystals in spherical aggregates to 0.2 mm. See article: The Minerals of Sugar Grove, West Virginia in Rocks and Minerals, vol. 68 #3, May-June 1993 |
Overall Size: | 20x18x15 mm |
Crystals: | micro |
Archived: | For reference only |
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