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Prehnite from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 62688
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 9 mm diameter completely covering one face of gray basalt. The core of the prehnite crystal hemispheres have a milky center giving them a pearl-like glow.
Overall Size:9x6x2.5 cm
Crystals:3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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