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Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Prehnite with Calcite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49290
Mineral:Prehnite with Calcite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent green prehnite crystals in spherical aggregates to 9 mm diameter partially coated with thin prismatic white calcite crystals to 2 mm that fluoresce under UV illumination.
Overall Size:15x9x6 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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