Calcite, Datolite

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Locality: Millington Quarry (Morris County Crushed Stone Co. Quarry; Tilcon Quarry), Bernards Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA

Elongated scalenohedral colorless calcite crystals to 15 mm long overgrown on small colorless datolite crystals. See Mineralogical Record Sept.-Oct, 2000 issue for information on this little known mineral locality. Personally collected in 1999. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x5x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 2-10 mm.

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