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Wurtzite on Quartz with minor Pyrite and Fluorite from railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:	No. 80115
Mineral:	Wurtzite on Quartz with minor Pyrite and Fluorite
Locality:	railroad cut near Thomaston Dam, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Description:	Rich specimen of many black-metallic wurtzite crystals in compound aggregates to 2.5 mm on translucent yellowish quartz crystals to 2 mm with minor yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystals and colorless fluorite (identifiable by fluorescence under LW-UV). collected in the 1970s during construction at the site
Overall Size:	3.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:	micro to 2 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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