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Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 80241
Mineral:Prehnite with pseudomorphs after Anhydrite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Large plate of lustrous transparent-to-translucent green prehnite with rhombic pseudomorphs after bladed anhydrite crystals to 30 mm. On the edges thin molds are visible where the prehnite formed over the anhydrite that later dissolved leaving voids. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:14x11x6 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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