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Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 70720
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent mint-green prehnite crystals in rounded aggregates to 10 mm diameter caused by forming over bladed anhydrite crystals. The surfaces exhibit distinct prehnite crystals with lustrous faces, not the typical waxy rounded aggregates. Collected by Bob Neukum ca. 1985
Overall Size:4x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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