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Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Consolidated Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Consolidated Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Consolidated Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 29322
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:Consolidated Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Classic specimen of quartz pseudomorphs after glauberite crystals collected before 1940. Fluoresces slightly under UV illumination. This type formation is the subject of the book Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region (1932). ex. J. Cilen (1916-1997) #2787
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:15 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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