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Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Heulandite and Laumontite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Heulandite and Laumontite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Heulandite and Laumontite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Heulandite and Laumontite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 66020
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Heulandite and Laumontite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Gray quartz microcrystals with pseudomorphic cavities after anhydrite crystals to 35 mm. Overgrown on the quartz, and in the cavities, are white laumontite crystals to 3 mm, transparent colorless calcite to 10 mm, and brown heulandite crystals to 5 mm. Ex. Jim Vander Veer (Sussex, NJ)
Overall Size:12.5x6x6 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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