AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Prehnite with Goethite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 64871 |
Mineral: | Prehnite with Goethite |
Locality: | O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut |
Description: | Convoluted formation of bluish-green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 5 mm. The cores of the prehnite are white resulting in a pearl-like glowing appearance. The surfaces are composed of distinct faces with goethite microcrystals. Collected ca. 1996 |
Overall Size: | 5x2.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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