Specimen #1999

Name: Stilbite (rare color)

Type: Mineral

Locality: Moore's Station Quarry, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6.5 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm

Weight: 49

Acquired: 2010-06-24

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: An attractive display specimen of the famous Stilbite from Moore's Station. The piece is filled with eye-catching, reddish-orange color, lustrous Stilbite "blades" and "sheaves" up to 1.1 cm on matrix. The crystals cover nearly all sides of the specimen when displayed, and is a beautiful piece for the material. As a species, Stilbite typically is white/colorless in hue, so to find crystals with such a strong an eye-catching color is rare. The piece is certainly one of the better pieces from the locality that I have offered in the auctions.

Minerals: Stilbite

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Stilbite (rare color), Moore's Station Quarry, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey - 6.5 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm