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Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 79831
Mineral:Datolite
Locality:Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent green datolite crystals on greenish basalt. The datolite crystals are grouped in compound aggregates to 15 mm across of smaller subparallel crystals. 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:8x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:4-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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