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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79809
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Calcite and pseudomorphic mold after Anhydrite
Locality:Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Transparent colorless 3 mm calcite crystal on lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals to 5 mm with a slender pseudomorphic mold after a bladed anhydrite crystal. The anhydrite formed first, was surrounded by quartz, then dissolved leaving a mold. Collected in 1980s to 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker
Overall Size:5x3x1.8 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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