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Stellerite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Stellerite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Stellerite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Stellerite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Stellerite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Stellerite from Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 81894
Mineral:Stellerite
Locality:Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
Description:Lustrous translucent colorless stellerite crystals in hemispherical crystal aggregates to 6 mm diameter completely covering one face of gray basalt. Stellerite crystals from this find were identified with XRD testing. Ex. Miller collection T2438; ex. Betts #63306; collected by K. Hennig
Overall Size:24x22x14 mm
Crystals:0.5-3.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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