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

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 78385
Mineral:	Calcite on Prehnite
Locality:	Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:	Lustrous transparent rectangular calcite crystals to 13 mm over rounded formation of translucent green prehnite. The largest calcite crystals may be twinned and appear brown due to microscopic inclusions, the small calcite crystals are water-clear. Collected 26 December 1994
Overall Size:	26x19x15 mm
Crystals:	1-13 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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