| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Prehnite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76749 |
| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Description: | Translucent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical formations to 12 mm diameter with scattered dark microcrystals (pumpellyite?) on the surfaces. The surfaces of the prehnite formations are composed of microscopic crystal faces and have a waxy luster. Collected in November 1994 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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