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Datolite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Datolite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Datolite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 35403
Mineral:Datolite
Locality:Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous mint-green datolite crystals on dark basalt matrix. Several areas of the datolite have broad, flat surfaces that are portions of casts after large anhydrite crystals. The datolite is lustrous, translucent with well defined crystals. Collected in 2006
Overall Size:11x7x7 cm
Crystals:6-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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