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Prehnite with Apophyllite and Calcite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Prehnite with Apophyllite and Calcite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Prehnite with Apophyllite and Calcite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 54911
Mineral:Prehnite with Apophyllite and Calcite
Locality:O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:Shallow cavity lined with transparent green prehnite crystals in spherical aggregates to 4 mm with transparent tabular apophyllite crystals to 1.5 mm and pseudocubic colorless calcite crystals to 4 mm. Looks beautiful under magnification. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:6.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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