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Quartz and dolomite vein

Description: Coarse, sparry quartz crystals with a "coating" of finer, subhedral dolomite aggregation of crystals. Both of these are in contact with a layer of anhedral dolomite. Also, a box of four large euhedral quartz crystals, all smoky to varying degrees and one with some muscovite mica flakes. 3 - very large, transparent, euhedral quartz spar with occasional flakes of very coarse muscovite.

Taxonomic name: Quartz and dolomite vein

Collection: Natural History Geology Collection

ID number: 1966-0072

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