Fleshy Gmelinite and Datolite
Fleshy Gmelinite and Datolite from Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) Quarry, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey
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.
Specimen Grade B
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