Fleshy Gmelinite and Datolite
Collection
John Betts - Fine Minerals
Description
Blocky flesh-colored Gmelinite crystals up to 5 mm with sparkling transparent Datolite crystals up to 1 mm. This locality is in the middle of the New Jersey Meadowlands, within sight of NYC, and the NJ Turnpike cuts through the eastern edge of the deposit. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection #4267.
Locality
Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) Quarry, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey
Dimensions
7.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm.
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