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A calcite marble with large crystals of white, pale pink and dark pink and flecks of black mica, green pyroxene and black tourmaline. Rose Crystal marble is quarried in Warren County, New Jersey (Lent 1925). Once used as a decorative stone, the quarries ceased production by the early 20th century. | A calcite marble with large crystals of white, pale pink and dark pink and flecks of black mica, green pyroxene and black tourmaline. Rose Crystal marble is quarried in Warren County, New Jersey (Lent 1925). Once used as a decorative stone, the quarries ceased production by the early 20th century. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | F.Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925. | + | * F.Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925. |
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 27 June 2022
Description
A calcite marble with large crystals of white, pale pink and dark pink and flecks of black mica, green pyroxene and black tourmaline. Rose Crystal marble is quarried in Warren County, New Jersey (Lent 1925). Once used as a decorative stone, the quarries ceased production by the early 20th century.
Resources and Citations
- F.Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries, Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925.