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Chalcopyrite, Goethite on Smoky Quartz from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Chalcopyrite, Goethite on Smoky Quartz from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Chalcopyrite, Goethite on Smoky Quartz from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 25690
Mineral:Chalcopyrite, Goethite on Smoky Quartz
Locality:Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Pinkish-gray quartz crystals up to 9 mm with chalcopyrite crystals to 2 mm and bladed, black goethite crystals to 1 mm. Both chalcopyrite and goethite are rare minerals in NJ zeolite cavities, and they almost never occur on the same specimen.
Overall Size:8x4x4 cm
Crystals:.5-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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