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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 46354
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite-Datolite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 5 mm across crystallized over a core of pale-green prehnite-datolite.
Overall Size:4x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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