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Quartz casts after Anhydrite with Prehnite from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz casts after Anhydrite with Prehnite from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 38212
Mineral:Quartz casts after Anhydrite with Prehnite
Locality:Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Sugary quartz casts after elongated anhydrite crystals up to 5 cm long with translucent green prehnite crystals overgrown on the top. These casts were the subject of the book Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region (1928) by Schaller. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #2017; ex. Wards in 1979; ex. E.R. Schmid
Overall Size:10x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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