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Prehnite epimorph after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite epimorph after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite epimorph after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 15543
Mineral:Prehnite epimorph after Anhydrite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Classic specimen, locally called a finger, of green prehnite formed over a 4.5 cm anhydrite crystal. The anhydrite naturally dissolved away leaving a rectangular cavity in side the is visible from the bottom.
Overall Size:5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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