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Babingtonite on Calcite and Quartz from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Babingtonite on Calcite and Quartz from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Babingtonite on Calcite and Quartz from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Babingtonite on Calcite and Quartz from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Babingtonite on Calcite and Quartz from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 62501
Mineral:Babingtonite on Calcite and Quartz
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Rosettes to 5 mm diameter of bladed babingtonite crystals with greenish surfaces that altered to fibrous actinolite. The babingtonite crystals are scattered on colorless translucent calcite crystals to 4 mm with colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm.
Overall Size:11.5x8.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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