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

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

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

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

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

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 78649
Mineral:Calcite on Prehnite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Translucent pale-yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals to 11 mm over translucent green bladed prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 10 mm across. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under shortwave ultraviolet illumination. Collected 1 January 1995.
Overall Size:32x21x14 mm
Crystals:1-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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