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Prehnite from Route 78 Road Cut, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite from Route 78 Road Cut, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Route 78 Road Cut, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Route 78 Road Cut, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Route 78 Road Cut, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 51306
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Route 78 Road Cut, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Superbly crystallized translucent green prehnite crystals with large, distinct crystals visible throughout (not the typical botryoidal aggregates). The prehnite crystals are tapered prisms, with basal pinacoid termination faces. Ex. John Geiges collection #1091, originally collected in 1972
Overall Size:9x8x4.5 cm
Crystals:8-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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