CALCITE IN FOSSILIZED TURRITELLA SHELLS
Busycon Species - Pleistocene
Busycon Species - Pleistocene
Origin: Okeechobee County, Florida, U.S.A.
Sample size: 13 x 8 x 7.5 cm (top), 9.5 x 7 x 5 cm (2nd row left 2), 14 x 8 x
7 cm (2nd row right 2), 11 x 6 x 5 cm (3rd row), 10 x 6 x 5.5 cm (4th row),
15.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm (5th row), 15.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm (bottom)
Calcite on
adularia
Origin: Adventure Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7.7 x 5.6 x 3.9 cm
Origin: Lake Superior – Underwater!! Off 5-mile Point, Keweenaw Co., Michigan,
U.S.A.
Sample size: 10.2 x 9.0 x 4.8 cm
Origin: White Pine Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.2 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
Origin: 1st Level Belt (Bohemia) Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm
Calcite on
sphalerite
Origin: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Sample size: 9.4 x 6 x 6.4 cm
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