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Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 74450
Mineral:Datolite pseudomorphs after (Calcite or Quartz?) with Calcite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent pale-green datolite hollow pseudomorphs after an unknown mineral, possibly quartz or calcite, to 10 mm with scattered lustrous transparent pale-yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals to 10 mm with yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystals. From my personal collection; collected in 2000.
Overall Size:7x7x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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