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Prehnite with pearl-like luster from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Prehnite with pearl-like luster from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pearl-like luster from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pearl-like luster from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Prehnite with pearl-like luster from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79692
Mineral:Prehnite with pearl-like luster
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Shallow cavity lined with lustrous transparent yellow-green prehnite crystals in hemispherical formations to 12 mm diameter. The prehnite formations have a pearl-like appearance caused by internal zoning and the surfaces are composed of distinct faces. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:6x4x2 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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