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Calcite on Prehnite with Goethite pseudomorphs after Marcasite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite on Prehnite with Goethite pseudomorphs after Marcasite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite on Prehnite with Goethite pseudomorphs after Marcasite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite on Prehnite with Goethite pseudomorphs after Marcasite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 48532
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite with Goethite pseudomorphs after Marcasite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Large pseudo-cubic translucent colorless calcite crystal 20 mm across on yellow-green prehnite lining a cavity in basalt with several brown goethite (or possibly siderite) pseudomorphs after bladed marcasite(?) crystals to 5 mm long.
Overall Size:10x7.5x6 cm
Crystals:0.5-20.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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