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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 79829 |
| Mineral: | Datolite |
| Locality: | Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Plate of lustrous transparent green datolite crystals on greenish basalt. The datolite crystals have better transparency than usually found at Millington (which are usually translucent) and they exhibit double-refraction similar to calcite. 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 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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