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Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Apophyllite on Pectolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 82253
Mineral:Apophyllite on Pectolite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless rectangular apophyllite crystals to 1 mm over fibrous white pectolite crystals in spherical aggregates to 15 mm diameter. The surface fluoresces orange under longwave ultraviolet illumination. Ex. Miller collection T742; ex. Betts #71878; collected by Kurt Hennig
Overall Size:21x15x13 mm
Crystals:micro to 7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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