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Heulandite-Ca with Quartz casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Heulandite-Ca with Quartz casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite-Ca with Quartz casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite-Ca with Quartz casts after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 37392
Mineral:Heulandite-Ca with Quartz casts after Anhydrite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Pale pink heulandite crystals up to 8 mm overgrown on sparkling quartz and stilbite microcrystals that have rectangular casts (epimorphs) after anhydrite crystals that formed earlier, were overgrown, then dissolved away. The best casts are on the edge. Ex. John Albanese (1898-1969), ex. John Albanese, Jr.
Overall Size:10x8x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-8.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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