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Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79700
Mineral:Quartz with Hematite coating over Calcite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 6 mm, colored red-brown by a coating of hematite, over transparent colorless rhombic calcite crystals to 3 mm. The contrast of the hematite-coated quartz against the colorless calcite is very aesthetic. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:6.5x5.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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