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Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 71939
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent green prehnite crystals in pseudomorphic formations after anhydrite crystals to 9 mm on gray matrix. The surfaces of the prehnite are composed of distinct lustrous crystal faces which is uncommon in NJ zeolite cavities. Ex. St. Lawrence University Collection; ex. Howard E. Moore (1926-2011); originally acquired in the 1960s
Overall Size:5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:3-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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