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Gmelinite with Datolite, Calcite, Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Gmelinite with Datolite, Calcite, Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Gmelinite with Datolite, Calcite, Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 53070
Mineral:Gmelinite with Datolite, Calcite, Prehnite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent pink-orange rhombohedral gmelinite crystals to 8 mm with surfaces composed of many smaller parallel faces completely coating the interior of a cavity in basalt, with minor calcite, datolite, prehnite visible on the edges. Ex. Eric Stanchich collection #142; collected by Jim Vander Veer
Overall Size:9x7.5x5 cm
Crystals:4-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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