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Prehnite with Calcite and Chamosite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Calcite and Chamosite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Calcite and Chamosite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 45494
Mineral:Prehnite with Calcite and Chamosite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Portion of a pocket in basalt lined with botryoidal translucent green prehnite with areas overgrown with bronze-colored chamosite microcrystals and a few colorless calcite crystals to 2.5 mm.
Overall Size:7x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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