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Greenockite on Prehnite from Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey

 
Greenockite on Prehnite from Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey

Greenockite on Prehnite from Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey

Greenockite on Prehnite from Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey

Greenockite on Prehnite from Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey

Greenockite on Prehnite from Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 77175
Mineral:Greenockite on Prehnite
Locality:Houdaille Quarry, Summit, Springfield, Union County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous 1.7 mm transparent yellow-brown greenockite crystal on lustrous transparent green prehnite. Greenockite, cadmium-sulfide, is the rarest and most sought-after mineral from the New Jersey trap rock quarries. Gift from Joe Arons (1907-2002) in 1997
Overall Size:32x25x10 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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