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Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

 
Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 32498
Mineral:Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Two finger-shaped formations of green prehnite that formed over rectangular anhydrite crystals (now naturally dissolved away). The center is hollow leaving a cast of the anhydrite. Fully crystallized all around -
Overall Size:7x5x3 cm
Crystals:5-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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