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Pectolite with Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Pectolite with Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pectolite with Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pectolite with Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 48526
Mineral:Pectolite with Datolite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Radiating pink pectolite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 14 mm diameter with translucent green datolite crystals to 3 mm. Note the casts after thin, bladed calcite crystals that dissolved away. These pink pectolite specimens are now hard to find.
Overall Size:10x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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