| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Calcite on Prehnite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 48742 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Prehnite |
| Locality: | Braen's Quarry, Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Transparent yellow rhombohedral calcite crystal 30 mm across on translucent green prehnite crystals to 2 mm in rounded aggregates to 15 mm diameter. One face of the calcite is cleaved where the specimen was trimmed from surrounding rock. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #3237, originally collected in 1939 |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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