| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Albite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite and Pectolite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 64215 |
| Mineral: | Albite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite and Pectolite |
| Locality: | Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Pink-orange albite pseudomorphs after bladed anhydrite crystals to 40 mm with yellow calcite crystals to 28 mm and pectolite to 6 mm. The anhydrite crystallized first, was overgrown by albite, finally the anhydrite dissolved leaving hollow pseudomorphs. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #6449, originally acquired in 1983, collected by Ken Walling in 1970 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 20-40 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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