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Calcite from Meckley's Quarry, 1.2 km south of Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

 
Calcite from Meckley's Quarry, 1.2 km south of Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Calcite from Meckley's Quarry, 1.2 km south of Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Meckley's Quarry, 1.2 km south of Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 77435
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Meckley's Quarry, 1.2 km south of Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Description:Hemispherical cluster of lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals with no attached matrix. The calcite crystals are elongated scalenohedral form, and fluoresce mildly under SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1996
Overall Size:30x27x19 mm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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