AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Prehnite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 43408 |
Mineral: | Prehnite |
Locality: | O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut |
Description: | Double-sided plate of botryoidal translucent green prehnite crystals that formed in the center of zeolite-filled gas cavities in basalt. The outer layers are translucent green and the inner cores are milky white, giving the prehnite a pearl-like luster. Ex. Bruce Jarnot; ex. William (Bill) Barrett (1924-2018) |
Overall Size: | 12x8x4 cm |
Crystals: | 2-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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