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Prehnite with pseudomorphic casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with pseudomorphic casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pseudomorphic casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pseudomorphic casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 53460
Mineral:Prehnite with pseudomorphic casts after Anhydrite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent green prehnite crystals with thin pseudomorphic casts after thin, bladed anhydrite crystals to 15 mm. The luster and translucency (transparent in some areas) is uncommonly good for New Jersey prehnite. Collected ca. 1980 by Bob Neukum
Overall Size:13x11x8 mm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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