AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Smoky Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 62708 |
Mineral: | Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Smoky Quartz |
Locality: | Houdaille Quarry, Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey |
Description: | Classic cluster of colorless quartz pseudomorphs after prismatic anhydrite crystals to 25 mm long. The anhydrite crystallized first, was coated with thin quartz layer, when the anhydrite dissolved smoky quartz crystals formed inside the hollow cavities. |
Overall Size: | 7.5x4.5x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | 10-25 mm pseudos |
Archived: | For reference only |
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