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Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

 
Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 82725
Mineral:Prehnite with pseudomorphic cavities after Anhydrite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous translucent green prehnite epimorphs with thin pseudomorphic cavities after bladed anhydrite crystals. The thin anhydrite crystals formed first, then were overgrown with prehnite, lastly the anhydrite dissolved leaving casts. Ex. Miller collection T152; collected ca. 1992
Overall Size:30x28x17 mm
Crystals:4-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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