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Natrolite on Chabazite with dissolution etching after Gmelinite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:	No. 79688
Mineral:	Natrolite on Chabazite with dissolution etching after Gmelinite
Locality:	Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:	Stellate acicular white natrolite crystals to 15 mm over lustrous translucent pale pink chabazite crystals to 12 mm. The surfaces of the chabazite crystals have microscopic dissolution etching typical of crystals that were intergrown with gmelinite. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:	6x4x3 cm
Crystals:	5-15 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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