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Pectolite with Prehnite from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Pectolite with Prehnite from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Pectolite with Prehnite from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Pectolite with Prehnite from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Pectolite with Prehnite from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 38379
Mineral:Pectolite with Prehnite
Locality:Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Well crystallized tan-colored pectolite crystals up to 30 mm long in radiating crystal aggregates. The pectolite has lustrous prism faces and is transparent in areas. One end has yellow-green prehnite with thin casts after calcite. Ex. W.S. Vaux (1811-1882) collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection #21810
Overall Size:12x10x8 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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