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Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 35245
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Yellow-green prehnite crystals on gray basalt matrix. The prehnite crystals have a dull luster and are exceptionally large crystals for this mineral species that commonly forms botryoidal aggregates with no visible crystals. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:4-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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