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Prehnite on Smoky Quartz from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite on Smoky Quartz from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite on Smoky Quartz from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite on Smoky Quartz from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite on Smoky Quartz from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 77162
Mineral:Prehnite on Smoky Quartz
Locality:Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent smoky quartz crystals to 16 mm with partial overgrowth of translucent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 17 mm. Large quartz crystals as this are uncommon here, and rarely associated with prehnite. Acquired at the Worcester Mineral Club auction ca. 1995
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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