AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Apophyllite and Prehnite

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Apophyllite and Prehnite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Apophyllite and Prehnite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

Apophyllite and Prehnite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 11508
Mineral:Apophyllite and Prehnite
Locality:Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous apophyllite crystals to 15 mm long on quartz crystal covered matrix. Yellow hemispherical prehnite crystals to 7 mm are mixed in. This specimen is from a seldom-collected quarry, still active, but closed to collectors.
Overall Size:10x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;