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Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 79734
Mineral:	Calcite
Locality:	Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:	Pristine cluster of translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals with areas on the edges of dark microcrystals, probably chamosite. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under UV illumination. Collected in 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker, author of Recent Mineral Finds at the Millington Quarry in Rocks and Minerals v.73 #5
Overall Size:	5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:	micro to 30 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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