| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Hornblende-Pargasite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 77302 |
| Mineral: | Hornblende-Pargasite |
| Locality: | Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent gray-black hornblende crystals with remnants of translucent white marble on the end. The hornblende crystals were identified by streak, hardness, specific gravity, however John Cianciulli identified similar as pargasite. Collected 16 October 1994 during the FOMS field trip |
| Overall Size: | 9x6x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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