AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Stilbite over Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 79699 |
Mineral: | Stilbite over Calcite |
Locality: | Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey |
Description: | Lustrous transparent brown bladed stilbite crystals to 8 mm in aggregates of subparallel crystals to 4 mm thick, over transparent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm. The stilbite almost completely coats the calcite, except on the edges. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker |
Overall Size: | 9x6.5x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-8 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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