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Quartz var. Agate from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz var. Agate from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Agate from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Agate from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Agate from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Agate from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49028
Mineral:Quartz var. Agate
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:An excellent NJ agate specimen with concentric white, with pink areas, quartz agate in concentric layers 9 mm thick with the inner void completely filled with colorless quartz crystals. The agate is exposed on several faces and has not been polished. Ex. Wilfred R. Welsh collection #2542
Overall Size:7x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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