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Quartz with Anhydrite casts from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz with Anhydrite casts from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz with Anhydrite casts from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 20690
Mineral:Quartz with Anhydrite casts
Locality:New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Milky and amethyst quartz with rectangular casts after anhydrite crystals that have dissolved away. This formation was the subject of the book Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region written 1932 by Schaller. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:6x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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