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Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Houdaille Quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Houdaille Quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 42664
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:Houdaille Quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Rhombic quartz casts after elongated glauberite crystals to 25 mm long from one of the older trap rock quarries (now closed). This type of specimen was the subject of Schaller's book: Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region (1932).
Overall Size:4.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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