AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Sphalerite in Prehnite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 46950 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite in Prehnite |
Locality: | Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey |
Description: | Translucent green prehnite crystals to 5 mm long in botryoidal aggregates with a 12mm translucent yellow-brown sphalerite crystal embedded in one edge. The visible face of the sphalerite is a cleavage. Sphalerite, a sulfide, is uncommon at this locality. |
Overall Size: | 5x4.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 4-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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