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Prehnite with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 48784
Mineral:Prehnite with Calcite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 7 mm diameter on greenish basalt matrix with translucent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 3 mm on one edge. The surfaces of the prehnite show distinct crystal faces.
Overall Size:2x2x1 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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