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Sphalerite on Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Sphalerite on Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Sphalerite on Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49094
Mineral:Sphalerite on Prehnite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Two large compound crystals to 8 mm across of translucent dark-yellow sphalerite on translucent green botryoidal prehnite on basalt. Sphalerite crystals (a sulfide mineral) are rare in NJ zeolite cavities and these were the largest I ever collected.
Overall Size:10x8x6 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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