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Datolite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Datolite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Datolite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Datolite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Datolite on Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 53739
Mineral:Datolite on Quartz
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-green datolite crystals to 10 mm on lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 2 mm. Several datolite crystals have exceptional clarity and show double-refraction, similar to calcite, when viewed under magnification. Collected in 1943
Overall Size:37x18x12 mm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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