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Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79200
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite
Locality:Houdaille Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), Little Falls Twp., Montclair State University, Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent brown quartz with rectangular pseudomorphic molds after prismatic-bladed anhydrite crystals to 13 mm. Most interesting are the many molds of parallel thin crystals which may have been caused by calcite overgrowth on the anhydrite. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:19x19x14 mm
Crystals:3-13 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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