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Natrolite (with Calcite?) from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Natrolite (with Calcite?) from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Natrolite (with Calcite?) from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79773
Mineral:Natrolite (with Calcite?)
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Round spray of acicular transparent colorless natrolite crystals to 20 mm overgrown with scattered small translucent white crystals of an unidentified mineral, probably calcite, with remnants of basalt matrix on the bottom. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:4x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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