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TitleIntergrown calcite crystals on limestone
DescriptionThis sample contains may clear calcite crystals, grown together on a fine grained limestone. It is part of the University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection and is listed as having come from Chattennoga Falls, New York (sic), which seems unlikely, but nothing more is known about it. The sample is 8 cm across.
LocationUSA ▹ New York. Chattennoga Falls.
PhotographerNessa Eull. 2001-06-12.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #607.
Key wordscalcite, New York
Tech details578 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number696