Specimen #279
Name: Natrolite
Type: Mineral
Locality: Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 6.5 X 4.0 X 3.5 cm.
Weight:
Acquired: 2006-09-05
Source: John Betts
Label: N
Comment: Hemispherical spray of acicular white natrolite crystals on greenish basalt. Under magnification small scalenohedral calcite crystals are visible scattered throughout the matrix. Size of individual crystals: 1-5 mm. Collected in October, 2001.
Minerals: Calcite (CaCO3) Natrolite (Na2[Al2Si3O10] 2(H2O))
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