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Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 81574
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals) over Stilbite
Locality:Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-gray calcite crystals to 27 mm, with satin-like luster, completely coating an earlier generation of bladed orange-brown stilbite crystals to 8 mm. Several of the calcite crystals appear to be interpenetrant-twinned.
Overall Size:12x10x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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