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Quartz on Prehnite with Pumpellyite-(Mg) from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Quartz on Prehnite with Pumpellyite-(Mg) from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Quartz on Prehnite with Pumpellyite-(Mg) from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Quartz on Prehnite with Pumpellyite-(Mg) from O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 64424
Mineral:Quartz on Prehnite with Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Locality:O and G Industries Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous white quartz crystals to 10 mm on translucent green prehnite with small greenish pumpellyite crystals to 0.2 mm in hemispherical aggregates to 0.8 mm diameter. The quartz crystals have transparent terminations and translucent lower halves. Ex. Morse collection; collected in 1995 by Mike Byers
Overall Size:8.5x3.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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