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Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Montclair State University campus parking lot, Essex County, New Jersey

 
Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Montclair State University campus parking lot, Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Montclair State University campus parking lot, Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Montclair State University campus parking lot, Essex County, New Jersey

Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Montclair State University campus parking lot, Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 78383
Mineral:Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:Montclair State University campus parking lot, Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent gray quartz pseudomorphs after prismatic glauberite crystals to 20 mm with overgrowth of colorless transparent rhombic calcite crystals to 1.5 mm. Glauberite grew first, was overgrown with quartz, then the glauberite dissolved. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:23x19x10 mm
Crystals:15-20 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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