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Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79807
Mineral:Pyrite on Apophyllite with Chlorite inclusions
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent colorless apophyllite crystals to 15 mm, with internal zones colored green by microscopic chlorite inclusions, with scattered yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 1.5 mm. 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:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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