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Datolite with iridescent surfaces from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Datolite with iridescent surfaces from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite with iridescent surfaces from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49720
Mineral:Datolite with iridescent surfaces
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Transparent-to-translucent pale-green lustrous datolite crystals with unusual iridescent surfaces that vary from blue to purple as rotated under illumination - must be seen in person to appreciate. collected in 1991.
Overall Size:8.5x6x3 cm
Crystals:1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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