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Calcite on Prehnite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Calcite on Prehnite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 10577
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite
Locality:O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:Zeolite pocket in basalt with a central plate of prehnite with colorless pseudo-cubic crystal of calcite straddling the plate. An interesting specimen for calcite collectors.
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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