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Calcite over Prehnite from Weldon Quarry, Scotch Plains, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Calcite over Prehnite from Weldon Quarry, Scotch Plains, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite over Prehnite from Weldon Quarry, Scotch Plains, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite over Prehnite from Weldon Quarry, Scotch Plains, Somerset County, New Jersey

Calcite over Prehnite from Weldon Quarry, Scotch Plains, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 64723
Mineral:Calcite over Prehnite
Locality:Weldon Quarry, Scotch Plains, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals to 18 mm with a second generation of smaller calcite overgrown on the surfaces. The calcite grew over a plate of prehnite that is totally obscured by the calcite crystals. Ex. St. Lawrence University Collection; ex. Howard E. Moore (1926-2011); originally acquired early 1930s
Overall Size:11x7x5 cm
Crystals:micro to 18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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