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Stilbite-Ca with Calcite from Summit Quarry, Union County, New Jersey

 
Stilbite-Ca with Calcite from Summit Quarry, Union County, New Jersey

Stilbite-Ca with Calcite from Summit Quarry, Union County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Stilbite-Ca with Calcite from Summit Quarry, Union County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 48879
Mineral:Stilbite-Ca with Calcite
Locality:Summit Quarry, Union County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent brown bladed stilbite crystals to 12 in spherical aggregates to 24 mm diameter of radiating crystals with partial overgrowth of translucent gray rhombohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm. The calcite crystals fluoresce under UV illumination.
Overall Size:10x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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