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Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

 
Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 73168
Mineral:Prehnite epimorphs over unknown with Calcite
Locality:Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland
Description:Finger-shaped formations of lustrous translucent green prehnite crystals with scattered overgrowth of colorless scalenohedral calcite microcrystals. The prehnite crystals formed over another mineral, possibly natrolite, creating these epimorphs. Ex. Richard Hauck collection
Overall Size:7x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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