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Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 78261
Mineral:Fluorite with Chalcopyrite
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-blue fluorite cleavage with yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystal inclusions. The fluorite is nearly flawless internally. From the famous one-time-find of Mississippi Valley-Type mineralization encountered in 1992-3. Fluoresce violet under LW UV illumination. Collected 16 May 1993 during the FOMS field trip
Overall Size:4x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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