| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Hornblende-Pargasite in marble |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76858 |
| Mineral: | Hornblende-Pargasite in marble |
| Locality: | Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Large cluster of many lustrous translucent gray hornblende crystals with remnants of translucent white marble on the rear. The hornblende crystals were identified by streak, hardness, specific gravity. However Cianciulli identified similar as pargasite. Collected 16 October 1994 during the FOMS field trip |
| Overall Size: | 15x12x12 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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