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Prehnite with Apophyllite in Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 79840
Mineral:	Prehnite with Apophyllite in Calcite
Locality:	Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:	Lustrous transparent colorless rhombic 24 mm calcite crystal with spherical aggregates to 13 mm of translucent green prehnite crystals included in the calcite, and emerging from the calcite, with small rectangular gray apophyllite crystals to 1 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:	34x28x27 mm
Crystals:	1-24 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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