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Prehnite (rare crystals!) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite (rare crystals!) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite (rare crystals!) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 20836
Mineral:Prehnite (rare crystals!)
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Exceptionally well crystallized yellow-green prehnite lining the surfaces of a v-shaped cavity in basalt matrix. The prehnite is sharp, well defined crystals in fan-shaped clusters - very rare (prehnite usually forms botryoidal aggregates). Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:8x5x5 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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