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Prehnite with Goethite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Goethite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Goethite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 53729
Mineral:Prehnite with Goethite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 17 mm diameter lining a shallow cavity in basalt with brown goethite microcrystals in hemispherical formations to 0.1 mm diameter plus cleaved calcite. The bottom was sawn to remove bulk. Collected ca. 1990.
Overall Size:8x6x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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