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Albite with Quartz from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Albite with Quartz from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Albite with Quartz from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Albite with Quartz from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 38355
Mineral:Albite with Quartz
Locality:Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Thin transparent colorless albite crystals up to 2 mm mixed with colorless quartz crystals up to 1 mm. The albite crystals are triangular, platy form and look beautiful under magnification. A good specimen for feldspar collectors. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection 9035, collected by Sam Gordon (1897-1952) in 1917
Overall Size:8x6x3 cm
Crystals:0.5-2.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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