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Stilbite (X-shaped formation) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Stilbite (X-shaped formation) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Stilbite (X-shaped formation) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 66344
Mineral:Stilbite (X-shaped formation)
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Unusual X-shaped formation of bladed translucent brown stilbite crystals in wheat-sheaf-shaped doubly-terminated aggregates to 25 mm long. The stilbite crystals are fully crystallized on all faces with no apparent attachment point. Collected by Kurt Hennig
Overall Size:23x16x8 mm
Crystals:10-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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