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Heulandite on Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Heulandite on Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 64759
Mineral:Heulandite on Calcite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent tan-colored heulandite crystals to 30 mm with red-brown hematite inclusions in the outer surfaces that give the heulandite a distinctly red color. The heulandite group is surrounded by translucent colorless calcite crystals to 3 mm. Ex. St. Lawrence University Collection; ex. Howard E. Moore (1926-2011)
Overall Size:7x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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