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Quartz var. Banded Agate from Braen's Quarry, Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz var. Banded Agate from Braen's Quarry, Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Banded Agate from Braen's Quarry, Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49026
Mineral:Quartz var. Banded Agate
Locality:Braen's Quarry, Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent gray-to-orange banded quartz agate filling a cavity in altered basalt with the center portion filled with colorless to pale-smoky quartz crystals to 2 mm. This specimen has not been polished or sawn. Ex. Wilfred R. Welsh collection #2209
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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