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Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 62300
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Heulandite, Calcite and Quartz
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Classic fan-shaped quartz pseudomorphs after bladed anhydrite crystals to 45 mm with lustrous translucent pale-yellow heulandite crystals to 18 mm, and the top rear covered with colorless quartz crystals to 8 mm and calcite crystals to 4 mm.
Overall Size:12x8x7 cm
Crystals:1-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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