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Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with Albite from Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 70959
Mineral:Prehnite with Albite
Locality:Interstate 80 road cut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Sculptural formation of pale translucent yellow-green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter with sharp white albite microcrystals to 0.5 mm covering the front surfaces of gray basalt with greenish-brown clay coating on the rear. Ex. R. Kreider collection; collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:11x8x4.5 cm
Crystals:0.2-2.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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