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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 37584
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite
Locality:New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Botryoidal translucent green prehnite covering one face of gray basalt. Overgrown on the prehnite are several complex crystallized white calcite crystals, that have etched surfaces and parallel microfaces. Ex. John Albanese, Jr.
Overall Size:6x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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