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Prehnite and Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite and Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite and Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 49491
Mineral:Prehnite and Albite
Locality:Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Pale yellow-green prehnite crystals in botryoidal aggregates to 4 mm diameter with sharp white albite microcrystals to 0.5 mm covering the front surfaces of gray basalt with greenish-brown clay coating on the rear. Ex. R. Kreider collection, ca. 1980
Overall Size:11x8x4 cm
Crystals:0.2-2.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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