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Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 24798
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Brown quartz pseudomorphs after rhombic glauberite crystals. The glauberite formed first, then the quartz coated it. When the glauberite dissolved away, it left rhombic casts. See the 1932 book: Crystal Cavities of the NJ. Zeolite Region. Ex. L. Russianoff collection
Overall Size:7x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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