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Goethite on pseudomorphs after Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Goethite on pseudomorphs after Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Goethite on pseudomorphs after Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Goethite on pseudomorphs after Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Goethite on pseudomorphs after Quartz from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 78198
Mineral:Goethite on pseudomorphs after Quartz
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Brown goethite in microscopic hemispherical aggregates on unusual white hollow pseudomorphs after quartz crystals to 6 mm. Quartz formed first, was coated with unidentified white mineral, then the quartz dissolved, leaving hollow pseudomorphs. Collected ca. 1995.
Overall Size:5x5x2 cm
Crystals:3-6 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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