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Calcite on Prehnite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite on Prehnite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite on Prehnite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite on Prehnite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 36309
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Classic specimen of translucent green prehnite pseudomorphs (epimorphs) after glauberite crystals up to 15 mm long with yellow calcite crystals up to 25 mm. See article: Mineralization at the Fanwood & Summit Quarries in Rocks and Minerals, M-J 1987.
Overall Size:13x10x6.5 cm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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