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Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 77500
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Rare large single rectangular bladed prehnite crystal on gray calcite. The prehnite crystal is translucent, pale-yellow (nearly colorless) with silky crystallization patterns on the surfaces. There is a possibility this is a pseudomorph after barite(?). Collected 11 September 1994.
Overall Size:31x18x13 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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