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Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Stilbite over Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79722
Mineral:Stilbite over Calcite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless bladed stilbite crystals in beige-colored hemispherical aggregates to 12 mm diameter over lustrous transparent colorless rhombic calcite crystals to 1 mm. From the same find as illustrated in Becker's article in R&M. Collected in 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker, author of Recent Mineral Finds at the Millington Quarry in Rocks and Minerals v.73 #5
Overall Size:8x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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