AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Stilbite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 59741 |
Mineral: | Stilbite |
Locality: | Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey |
Description: | Lustrous translucent golden-brown bladed stilbite crystals in wheat-sheaf-shaped aggregates lining cavities in gray matrix. These stilbite crystals are not from the Watchung zeolite region in northern NJ., but are from an old locality near Trenton, NJ. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #363; ex. Betts #28290; ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected March 13, 1914 |
Overall Size: | 9x7x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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