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Prehnite with Calcite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Prehnite with Calcite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Prehnite with Calcite from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 32674
Mineral:Prehnite with Calcite
Locality:O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:Green prehnite crystals in spherical aggregates up to 12 mm diameter intergrown with thin plates of colorless calcite crystals up to .5 mm. Thin cavities caused by dissolved calcite are frequently found at this locale, but this still has the calcite.
Overall Size:6x6x4 cm
Crystals:.2-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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