AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Greenockite on Prehnite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 77175 |
Mineral: | Greenockite on Prehnite |
Locality: | Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey |
Description: | Lustrous 1.7 mm transparent yellow-brown greenockite crystal on lustrous transparent green prehnite. Greenockite, cadmium-sulfide, is the rarest and most sought-after mineral from the New Jersey trap rock quarries. Gift from Joe Arons (1907-2002) in 1997 |
Overall Size: | 32x25x10 mm |
Crystals: | 1-7 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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