Hi All,
Here's a new specimen from New York State that I just acquired for my collection, which I thought I would share with everyone. This specimen features iridescent Marcasite rods, golden scalenohedral Calcite & double-terminated gwm clear Quartz on pink Dolomite from LaFarge's Lockport Quarry in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA. This locality is not widely collected, and specimens from here are fairly uncommon, especially nicer combination specimens such as this one. The presence of the tiny Marcasite rods throughout are a rare addition as well, as they are not commonly found.
Pic #1 - Overall view of the specimen
Pic #2 - Closeup view of the center of the specimen
Pic #3 - Another closeup view of the specimen, which focuses on the gemmy quartz and saddle-shaped dolomite crystals, and also shows a stubby marcasite rod to the left of the pic.
Pic #4 - Another closeup view of the specimen, which focuses on the gemmy quartz and saddle-shaped dolomite crystals.
Pic #5 - A more magnified closeup view of the specimen, which focuses on one of the nicer marcasite rods which is nestled under a golden calcite crystal.
Pic #6 - An even more magnified closeup view of the specimen, which focuses on one of the nicer marcasite rods and illustrates the beautiful iridescence of the marcasite crystals.
Pic #7 - A closeup view of the specimen, which focuses on one of the golden calcite crystals.
Thanks for looking at my mineral specimen pictures! I hope that you enjoyed them, and maybe even learned a bit about rocks and minerals in the process!
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