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Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 76247
Mineral:Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite (rare)
Locality:Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent green prehnite epimorph after a 40 mm anhydrite crystal with lustrous transparent gray scalenohedral calcite crystals to 35 mm on the side. This the only calcite-and-prehnite pseudomorph combination I have ever seen. Ex. Ron Schulz collection
Overall Size:4.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:4-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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