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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72794 |
| Mineral: | Prehnite with Calcite |
| Locality: | Interstate I-84 construction site, north of North Mountain Road, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Description: | Cavity in brown basalt lined with translucent yellow-green prehnite crystals in spherical aggregates to 12 mm diameter with minor overgrowth of colorless calcite microcrystals. For locality information see: Rocks & Minerals, vol.46, p. 156-158 (1971). Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; collected ca. 1970 by Donald Corson (Farmington, Maine) |
| Overall Size: | 14x11x7 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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