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Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

 
Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

Stilbite from Moore's Station Quarry, 44 km northeast of Philadelphia, Mercer County, New Jersey

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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