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Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from (McDowell's Quarry?), Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from (McDowell's Quarry?), Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite from (McDowell's Quarry?), Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 52263
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:(McDowell's Quarry?), Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Description:Thin hollow quartz epimorphs after tapering glauberite crystals to 40 mm long. The glauberite formed first, then was overgrown by thin quartz layer, finally the glauberite dissolved away leaving the hollow formations. Ex. John Geiges collection #451
Overall Size:5.5x4x2 cm
Crystals:10-40 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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