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Analcime from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Analcime from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Analcime from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Analcime from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 50907
Mineral:Analcime
Locality:Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Large trapezohedral white analcime crystals with fragments of matrix included in the bottom. Many of the analcime crystal surfaces have thin overgrowth of a microscopic greenish mineral, possibly heulandite as found on natrolite from this quarry. Ex. John Geiges collection.
Overall Size:6.5x5.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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