Light Pink Gmelinite Rhombs
Collection
John Betts - Fine Minerals
Description
Translucent, light pink Gmelinite crystals to 9 mm on translucent colorless Calcite crystals to 3 mm on greenish basalt. The surfaces of the Gmelinite crystals are composed of many smaller lustrous parallel
crystal faces, and is a pseudomorph after Chabazite, preserving the original rhombohedral habit. Ex. Albert J. Béres collection #1260.
Locality
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Dimensions
4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm.
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