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Datolite with Hematite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Datolite with Hematite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Datolite with Hematite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 62489
Mineral:Datolite with Hematite
Locality:Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent datolite crystals to 13 mm with red-brown hematite microcrystal scattered over the surfaces. Many of the datolite crystals are water-clear and exhibit double-refraction (similar to calcite double-refraction).
Overall Size:12.5x7x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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