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Heulandite-Ca and Apophyllite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Heulandite-Ca and Apophyllite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Heulandite-Ca and Apophyllite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 23204
Mineral:Heulandite-Ca and Apophyllite on Quartz
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Dark basalt matrix lined with 1-2 mm colorless quartz crystals. Perched on one end is a large, cubic apophyllite crystal 14 mm across (fluoresces green under UV) with two greenish heulandite crystals up to 8 mm nestled on either side.
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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