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Prehnite with Aragonite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Aragonite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Aragonite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Aragonite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 72879
Mineral:Prehnite with Aragonite
Locality:Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 7 mm diameter on contrasting brown matrix with slender white aragonite microcrystals scattered on the matrix. The prehnite crystals are a thin layer over the matrix. Ex. R. Kreider collection; collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:8.5x5.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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