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Thomsonite on Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Thomsonite on Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Thomsonite on Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 21021
Mineral:Thomsonite on Prehnite
Locality:New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Elongated cavity in basalt matrix lined with botryoidal, green prehnite up to 1 cm diameter. In the center of the pocket is a spray of white thomsonite crystals up to 16 mm long with smaller thomsonites scattered on the prehnite surface. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:15x7x6 cm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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