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Covellite(?) with epitactic overgrowth of Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Covellite(?) with epitactic overgrowth of Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Covellite(?) with epitactic overgrowth of Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Covellite(?) with epitactic overgrowth of Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79228
Mineral:Covellite(?) with epitactic overgrowth of Pyrite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Tabular hexagonal dark bluish-gray metallic crystals to 6 mm of an unidentified mineral, tentatively identified as covellite, with overgrowth of bright yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystals in epitactic orientation. Covellite not listed in references. Collected 26 February 1995.
Overall Size:22x14x14 mm
Crystals:micro to 6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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