| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Prehnite with pseudomorphic molds after Anhydrite on Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 79842 |
| Mineral: | Prehnite with pseudomorphic molds after Anhydrite on Calcite |
| Locality: | Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent green 23 mm hemispherical prehnite formation, with unusual pseudomorphic cavities after thin bladed anhydrite crystals, over transparent colorless rhombic calcite crystals to 4 mm. The prehnite formed over anhydrite that dissolved. Collected in 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker, author of Recent Mineral Finds at the Millington Quarry in Rocks and Minerals v.73 #5 |
| Overall Size: | 30x26x22 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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