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Calcite, Datolite, Prehnite, Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite, Datolite, Prehnite, Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite, Datolite, Prehnite, Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite, Datolite, Prehnite, Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 41196
Mineral:Calcite, Datolite, Prehnite, Pyrite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Large rhombohedral translucent yellow calcite crystal 45 mm across with pale-green datolite microcrystals, botryoidal green prehnite in spherical aggregates up to 18 mm across and metallic pyrite microcrystals in the matrix. The calcite is fluorescent.
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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