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Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite from St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 76287
Mineral:Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Hematite
Locality:St. Joe Mineral Resources #3 Mine (now ZCA), St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Lustrous translucent gray rhombohedral calcite crystals to 24 mm in parallel orientation with partial coating of gray-metallic hematite microcrystals and a few yellow-metallic chalcopyrite microcrystals. The bottom show cleavage faces in one area. Ex. Schuyler Alverson; collected ca. 1981; Mine is currently closed
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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