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Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

 
Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 46042
Mineral:Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Finger-shaped formations to 65 mm long of translucent green prehnite epimorphs over anhydrite with beige-colored calcite crystals to 5 mm on the rear. The thin anhydrite crystals were overgrown with prehnite, then the anhydrite dissolved.
Overall Size:8x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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