Specimen #1999
Name: Stilbite (rare color)
Type: Mineral
Locality: Moore's Station Quarry, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 6.5 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Weight: 49
Acquired: 2010-06-24
Source: Arkenstone Auction
Label: N
Comment: An attractive display specimen of the famous Stilbite from Moore's Station. The piece is filled with eye-catching, reddish-orange color, lustrous Stilbite "blades" and "sheaves" up to 1.1 cm on matrix. The crystals cover nearly all sides of the specimen when displayed, and is a beautiful piece for the material. As a species, Stilbite typically is white/colorless in hue, so to find crystals with such a strong an eye-catching color is rare. The piece is certainly one of the better pieces from the locality that I have offered in the auctions.
Minerals: Stilbite
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