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Calcite on Prehnite from Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

 
Calcite on Prehnite from Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite on Prehnite from Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite on Prehnite from Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Prehnite from Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 48480
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite
Locality:Eagle Rock Quarry, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous white rhombohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm on a 2 mm crustal of translucent calcite over botryoidal green prehnite. The larger calcite crystals fluoresce under UV illumination. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #3216, originally acquired in 1965
Overall Size:9x8x5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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