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Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite (epimorphs) from Francisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:	No. 81325
Mineral:	Quartz pseudomorphs after Glauberite (epimorphs)
Locality:	Francisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:	Classic specimen of pinkish-gray quartz pseudomorphs after elongated glauberite crystals to 35 mm that were in hemispherical radiating clusters. The glauberite formed first, was overgrown with quartz, then dissolved away leaving the casts in the quartz. These formations were unexplained until the publication of Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region (Schaller, 1932).
Overall Size:	9x7.5x4 cm
Crystals:	20-35 mm pseudos
Archived:	For reference only

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