Analcime

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Choice lustrous slightly translucent colorless crystals of analcime measuring to 1.3 cm in size on matrix. This is in good condition.Laurel Hill, historically known as Snake Hill, is a prominent igneous rock intrusion located in Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, along a bend in the Hackensack River. Formed millions of years ago, the site was historically utilized for extensive quarrying and is well known to mineral collectors as a locality where fine crystallized specimens of natrolite, a zeolite group mineral often forming slender, needle-like crystals in rock cavities, have been discovered.