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Pectolite over Prehnite and Calcite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Pectolite over Prehnite and Calcite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Pectolite over Prehnite and Calcite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Pectolite over Prehnite and Calcite from New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 64837
Mineral:Pectolite over Prehnite and Calcite
Locality:New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous white acicular pectolite crystals in radiating hemispherical aggregates to 40 mm across over an earlier generation of green prehnite and colorless calcite. The radiating structure of the pectolite crystals is exposed on the rear. Ex. St. Lawrence University Collection; ex. Howard E. Moore (1926-2011); originally acquired in 1950s
Overall Size:8x5x4 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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