Stilbite with minor Prehnite and Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
DESCRIPTION: | No. 79769
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Mineral: | Stilbite with minor Prehnite and Calcite
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Locality: | Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey |
Description: | Unusually large cluster of bladed translucent beige-colored stilbite crystals in classic wheat-sheaf-shaped aggregates to 18 mm with green prehnite crystals in spherical aggregates to 6 mm diameter and partial colorless calcite crystals on the edges. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker |
Overall Size: | 13x10x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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