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Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49110
Mineral:Prehnite with Calcite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Thin double-sided plate of translucent green botryoidal prehnite with translucent colorless calcite crystals to 28 mm. The prehnite is very clean with bright green color. One calcite crystal on the upper edge is incomplete.
Overall Size:12x8x2 cm
Crystals:5-28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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