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Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

 
Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite from Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 79253
Mineral:Quartz over Quartz pseudomorphs after Laumontite
Locality:Diamond Ledge, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut
Description:Translucent brown limonite-coated quartz crystals to 8 mm on quartz epimorph after a 44 mm laumontite crystal. The laumontite formed first, was coated with quartz, then the laumontite dissolved, finally more quartz crystals grew over the epimorph. Collected ca. 1994
Overall Size:5x1.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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