Stevensite

  
Stevensite pseudomorph after pectolite
Origin: Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Cream colored clay throughout the matrix, analysed material
Origin: Långban, Värmland, Sweden
Sample size: miniature
 
Beige-brown massive stevensite (Fe2+-containing)
Origin: Ingitchke, Uzbekistan
Sample size: micromount
 
Origin: Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sample size: 6 x 6 cm
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
This specimen has a heavy surface coating of stevensite. Under SW UV light the presence of the pectolite is readily discernible.
Origin: Långban, Sweden
Harry von Eckermann Collection
Sample size: 5.5 x 4.2 x 3 cm
 
  
This specimen is comprised of pseudomorphs of stevensite after pectolite and prehnite. It sets on a crust of chalcedony.
Origin: Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Ex. Frank Edwards Collection, ex. Walter E. Kuenstler Collection
Sample size: 9.3 x 7 x 5.5 cm
 

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John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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