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Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

 
Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Stilbite and Calcite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 76209
Mineral:Stilbite and Calcite
Locality:Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey
Description:Large plate of lustrous translucent orange-brown bladed stilbite crystals to 8 mm in tapered aggregates of subparallel crystals with translucent gray calcite crystals to 15 mm that tabular hexagonal form dominated by rhombohedral terminations faces. Ex. John Geiges collection. The calcite fluoresce red under SW and pink under LW ultraviolet illumination
Overall Size:11.5x11x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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