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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 48410
Mineral:Prehnite pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent green prehnite pseudomorphs after glauberite crystals up to 28 mm long. The glauberite crystals formed first and were overgrown with green prehnite. The glauberite dissolved leaving hollow centers in the pseudomorphs. Minor calcite throughout
Overall Size:13x13x4 cm
Crystals:10-28 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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