| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Quartz var. Basanite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 38435 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Basanite |
| Locality: | near Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Rounded black iron-rich quartz, the variety once known as basanite until 1892. Notable because it was from Leidy, Father of American Vertebrate Paleontology. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection #2612, presented by Dr. Jos. Leidy (1823-1891) |
| Overall Size: | 8x7x3 cm |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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