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Prehnite and Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite and Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite and Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite and Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite and Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Prehnite and Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 45929
Mineral:Prehnite and Calcite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Transparent yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals up to 12 mm long with pale-green prehnite crystals in spherical aggregates to 3 mm diameter. Several thin blades of calcite were overgrown with the prehnite resulting in thin prehnite epimorphs to 25 mm. Ex. Anthony Schumacher (1894-1965); collected by Ernest Schumacher (older brother)
Overall Size:6.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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