Marcasite, Calcite - France Stone Co. Quarry, USA

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specimen
Marcasite, Calcite
Mineralogical Record
Species
Marcasite, Calcite
Celebrity specimen
Mineralogical RecordSpecial Issue: Mineral Collections In American Midwest, page 112
Comments
Details
ColorsGrey
Origin
USUSA
Ohio
France Stone Co. Quarry
PublicationsMineralogical Record Special Issue: Mineral Collections In American Midwest page 112
Species
Mrc
Marcasite
Cal
Calcite
Description
Source special issue: mineral-collections-in-american-midwest, PDF page: 112. Label: Calcite crystal, 3.8 cm, with marcasite inclusions, from the France Stone Company quarry, Cass County, Indiana (INSM 71.4.1640). Ex Florence Geisler collection. Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites photo by Steve Happe.Transparent celestine crystals, 2 cm, from a quarry at Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana (INSM 71.4.2915). Ex Vern L. Swanson collection. Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites photo by Steve Happe.

Origin: France Stone Company quarry, Cass County, Indiana; quarry at Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana

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