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Prehnite

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Prehnite, 43 cm, from the Union Building and Construction quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey. Photo by James Elliott.

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SpeciesPrehnite
SizeMuseum
Dimensions43.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, New Jersey, Paterson
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 448
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James Zigras

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Prehnite
Mineral guide
Learn about Prehnite
apple- to mint-green crystals and sculptural botryoidal/rosette forms; a calcium aluminum silicate formed in low-temp hydrothermal environments.
Prehnite
Regional guide
Prehnite from Paterson
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Locality guide
Paterson
Paterson, USA — historic New Jersey trap-rock locality yielding prehnite, datolite, pectolite, calcite and zeolites; a classic destination for collectors.