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Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Heulandite on Prehnite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79669
Mineral:Heulandite on Prehnite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless heulandite crystals to 4 mm on translucent green prehnite crystals, in hemispherical aggregates to 5 mm diameter, with green basalt on the rear. Heulandite over prehnite is an uncommon paragenetic sequence at this quarry. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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