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Calcite in Pectolite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Calcite in Pectolite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Calcite in Pectolite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Calcite in Pectolite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Calcite in Pectolite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite in Pectolite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 78185
Mineral:Calcite in Pectolite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent orange-brown calcite crystals to 4 mm in dense crystalline mass of fibrous white pectolite crystals to 15 mm. The calcite crystals fluoresce yellow under LW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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