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Datolite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Datolite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Datolite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 48740
Mineral:Datolite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Rich specimen of lustrous mint-green transparent-to-translucent datolite crystals coating one face of gray basalt with old pen-and-ink label attached. Most of the datolite crystals have smooth, glassy crystal faces, but several have etched patterns.
Overall Size:9x8x4 cm
Crystals:3-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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