AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Stilbite with Calcite and Pyrite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 5122 |
Mineral: | Stilbite with Calcite and Pyrite |
Locality: | 700' level, Sta.167, Queens Tunnel of NYC Water Tunnel #3, Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York |
Description: | Knob of Fordham gneiss covered with translucent brown stilbite crystals up to 5 mm and white calcite crystals to 4 mm plus minor pyrite. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV. One of 40 specimens obtained from the recent water tunnel construction. |
Overall Size: | 8x8x6 cm |
Crystals: | 2-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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