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Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 56194
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:McDowell's Quarry, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Many hollow quartz pseudomorphs after elongated glauberite crystals to 15 mm long. The glauberite dissolved away leaving the casts in the quartz. This specimen is the type studied in Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region (Schaller, 1932).
Overall Size:6.5x3.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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