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Prehnite var. Heart from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Prehnite var. Heart from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Prehnite var. Heart from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 29337
Mineral:Prehnite var. Heart
Locality:O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:A rare formation that formed in the center of a zeolite pocket (known by local collectors as a Prehnite Heart) that crystallized on all sides with only scattered points of attachment. All sides have translucent green botryoidal prehnite up to 7 mm dia.
Overall Size:11x8x6 cm
Crystals:2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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