Fig. 1. Graphite from Lime Crest quarry, Sparta, New Jersey

Unusual Graphite Crystals
from Lime Crest quarry, Sparta, New Jersey

Fig. 1.

Idealized crystal structure of hexagonal graphite
showing sheets of carbon atoms bonded in a
honeycomb pattern. The c-axis of the graphite is
perpendicular to the sheets.

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Unusual Graphite Crystals from Lime Crest quarry, Sparta, New Jersey

Fig. 1.

Unusual Graphite Crystals
from Lime Crest quarry, Sparta, New Jersey